In this paper, we discuss scripting tools that aim at facilitating the design of web-based interactions with animated characters capable of affective communication. Specifically, ...
Helmut Prendinger, Sylvain Descamps, Mitsuru Ishiz...
Recording the location of people using location-acquisition technologies, such as GPS, allows generating life patterns, which associate people to places they frequently visit. Con...
Both online and off, people frequently perform particular social roles. These roles organize behavior and give structure to positions in local networks. As more of social life bec...
Eric Gleave, Howard T. Welser, Thomas M. Lento, Ma...
The Human-Computer Interaction community has long been concerned with design. Terms such as ‘creativity’ and ‘innovation’ are frequently used when referring to the design ...
feel abstract and informational rather than inviting for social interaction. Consequently, newcomers and occasional visitors to such sites cannot quickly assess who the participant...