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United-pulse: feeling your partner's pulse

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MobileHCI '08: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services

Pages 535 - 538

https://doi.org/10.1145/1409240.1409338

Published: 02 September 2008 Publication History

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This paper introduces a device that creates remote intimacy by the use of two rings named "united-pulse". Each ring can measure the wearer's heartbeat and send it to the partner's ring. Hereby, artificial corporeality is created between the couple. By means of a working prototype, united-pulse has been successfully tested. Among the 28 participants the prototype has attracted large interest. Through the heartbeat -- the essential vital sign -- a feeling of being very close to the partner is provided. Touching the ring allows a small moment of intimacy in situations where emotional support is needed.

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United-pulse: feeling your partner's pulse
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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MobileHCI '08: Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Human computer interaction with mobile devices and services

September 2008

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ISBN:9781595939524

DOI:10.1145/1409240

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