FamilyStories: Asynchronous Audio Storytelling over Distance
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Yasamin Heshmat, Carman Neustaedter, Kyle McCaffrey, Carolyn Yip, William Odom, 
Ron Wakkary, Zikun YangAuthors Info & Claims
Yasamin Heshmat, Carman Neustaedter, Kyle McCaffrey, Carolyn Yip, William Odom, Ron Wakkary, Zikun YangAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 31 - 35
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Family members who are separated across time zones can easily miss out on feeling connected. We designed and studied the usage of an asynchronous storytelling system, called FamilyStories, to explore the use of audio-based sharing. FamilyStories allows family members to share activities and experiences over distance in different time zones using three different devices that contain different record, share, and playback audio stories over distance.
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