RE: [-empyre-] Experience with connecting people via a "hugoveradistance"

[<Floyd.Mueller@csiro.au>]

Hi Katherine,

We were interested in the intimacy that is created/is lacking between
partners that are physically apart. We observed partners that are
separated through work during their daily lives, but I also got
interested in long-distance relationships between partners that live in
different countries, or have to work for months on oil-rigs, for
example. Can technology create a stronger sense of connectedness between
these partners than mobile phones, email etc. currently do?
One notion that came out of our couples was the desire for a "touch"
experience between them, and also a subtle, unobtrusive interaction.
Hence the idea of a "Hug over a Distance": very tactile, and silent and
invisible for an outsider, while still creating a very intimate
experience.

Cheers,
Floyd
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: empyre-bounces@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au
[mailto:empyre-bounces@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au] On Behalf Of Katherine
Moriwaki
Sent: Saturday, 13 August 2005 3:02 AM
To: soft_skinned_space
Subject: RE: [-empyre-] Experience with connecting people via a
"hugoveradistance"

Hi Floyd,

Could you tell us a bit about the ideas and intent motivating your work?

Also, what has your research revealed about other similar projects?

Best,
Katherine

At 19:30 08/08/2005, you wrote:
>Having just looked it up and learned about muscle wires, I think it is 
>a great idea!
>http://www.robotstore.com/mwfaq.asp
>Although not very strong...
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: empyre-bounces@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au
>[mailto:empyre-bounces@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au] On Behalf Of Patrick 
>Lichty
>Sent: Tuesday, 9 August 2005 1:11 AM
>To: soft_skinned_space; empyre@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au
>Subject: Re: [-empyre-] Experience with connecting people via a "hug 
>overadistance"
>
>I realize that this is a technical response, but have you thought of 
>muscle wire.  Yes, it does get hot, but you could insulate for that, 
>and it could have the benefit of creating warmth in the hug. It takes 
>electricity (simplifying interfacing, and has a relatively low latency 
>time (surely less than the air transfer), and it's silent.
>
>Just an idea.
>
>- P. Lichty
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