Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
3-2013
Abstract
We deployed the ShareTable - a system that provides easy-to-initiate videochat and a shared tabletop task space - in four divorced households. Throughout the month of its use, the families employed the ShareTable to participate in shared activities, share emotional moments, and communicate closeness through metaphorical touch. The ShareTable provided a number of advantages over the phone and was easier to use than standard videoconferencing. However, it did also introduce concerns over privacy and new sources of conflict about appropriate calling practices. We relate our findings to the larger research landscape and present implications for future work.
Keywords
Camera-projector system, Children, Computer-mediated communication, Divorced families, Home, Tabletop
Discipline
Information Security
Research Areas
Information Systems and Management
Publication
Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work, San Antonio, United States, February 23 - 27
First Page
181
Last Page
192
ISBN
9781450313315
Identifier
10.1145/2441776.2441798
Publisher
ACM
City or Country
New York
Citation
YAROSH, Svetlana; TANG, Anthony; MOKASHI, Sanika; and ABOWD, Gregory D..
Almost touching: Parent-child remote communication using the sharetable system. (2013). Proceedings of the 2013 conference on Computer supported cooperative work, San Antonio, United States, February 23 - 27. 181-192.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/7896
Copyright Owner and License
Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1145/2441776.2441798