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ArtsIT 2019, DLI 2019: Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation pp 611–622Cite as

Our Little Secret: Design and User Study on an Electrochromic Ambient Display for Supporting Long-Distance Relationships

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In this paper, we present a non-light-emitting electrochromic ambient display, Our Little Secret, for supporting the communication in long-distance relationships (LDRs). The unobtrusive display technique was prototyped with an interactive picture frame, which was used as a probe to chart the possibilities of the technique in an interview-based user study (n = 12) and an in-the-wild deployment (one couple) of people living remotely from their partner. The salient findings showed positive response especially on the non-light-emitting nature of the display, and indicates that this type of solution has the potential to support LDR communication and relationship through a pair of private, meaningful, and always-on yet calm displays.

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This research has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 760973, as well as the China Scholarship Council fellowship (201606150085).

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    Hong Li & Jonna Häkkilä

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Li, H., Müller, H., Häkkilä, J. (2020). Our Little Secret: Design and User Study on an Electrochromic Ambient Display for Supporting Long-Distance Relationships. In: Brooks, A., Brooks, E. (eds) Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation. ArtsIT DLI 2019 2019. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 328. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53294-9_45

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