DocumentCode
1571889
Title
SocialButton - Mobile Technology Enhancing Social Interaction
Author
Landstorfer, Johannes ; Pschetz, Larissa ; Kloes, Malte ; Wettach, Reto
Author_Institution
Univ. of Appl. Sci. Potsdam, Potsdam
fYear
2007
Firstpage
14
Lastpage
18
Abstract
We are exploring the use of small displays as an instrument to enhance social communication. Our focus is on encouraging communication between strangers by revealing the existence of common friends. In the following we present the concept of the SocialButton, a wearable mobile device which displays aspects of friend-of-a-friend networks. A group study has provided us with an initial understanding regarding the potential of the SocialButton to influence our social environment.
Keywords
mobile computing; social aspects of automation; SocialButton; friend-of-a-friend networks; mobile technology; social communication; social interaction; wearable mobile device; Application software; Bluetooth; Displays; Focusing; Instruments; Light emitting diodes; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Social network services; Wearable computers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, 2007. NGMAST '07. The 2007 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cardiff
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-2878-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NGMAST.2007.4343395
Filename
4343395
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