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Computer-Mediated Communication. Visual (and aural) interfaces for CMC. Faces. What are faces good for?. Conveying, among other things: Individual identity Social identity Expression Gaze By means of: Structure Dynamics Decorations. Source: galante.com.
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Computer-Mediated Communication Visual (and aural) interfaces for CMC
Faces Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
What are faces good for? Conveying, among other things: • Individual identity • Social identity • Expression • Gaze By means of: • Structure • Dynamics • Decorations Source: galante.com Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Ekman (1999) Ekman, Friesen, & Ellsworth (1972) (and many others) Basic emotions Anger Disgust Fear Joy Sadness Surprise Characteristics of basic emotions 1. Distinctive universal signals 2. Distinctive physiology 3. Automatic appraisal 4. Distinctive universals in antecedent events 5. Distinctive appearance developmentally 6. Presence in other primates 7. Quick onset 8. Brief duration 9. Unbidden occurrence 10. Distinctive thoughts, memories images 11. Distinctive subjective experience Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Facial muscles Action units Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Representing the face: “Being close may be worse.” Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
An aside: Chernoff faces Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Source: http://filer.case.edu/~dbh10/eecs466/report.html Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Designing with faces and bodies • We read meaning in lots of things, but especially human forms! • There is no such thing as neutral. • If you’re going to use faces (or anything socially salient) in a design, consider: • Appropriate semantics • Appropriate precision Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Eyes Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Kobayashi & Kohshima 2001 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore Kobayashi & Kohshima 2001
Video conferencing Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
The gaze angle problem, or… Why so glum? Source: http://staffx.webstore.ntu.edu.sg/personal/astjcham/Web/Research/percepter.htm Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Source: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7126627.html Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Yang & Zhang 2004 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Source: D. Nguyen Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Cameras Projectors MultiView Display Source: D. Nguyen Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Visual social interfaces Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Babble social proxy Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Social translucence • Visibility: make social information apparent • Awareness: knowing based on what you see • Accountability: knowing that I know you know • Why? To recreate a “social physics.” • Why not “social transparency”? Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Micro/macro designs Let big picture emerge from agglomeration of details Source: David H. Hathaway, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Chat Circles 2 Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Auditory interfaces(We have no “earlids”) Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Talking in Circles Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
http://chatcircles.media.mit.edu demo time: Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
Designing visual social interfaces • Create affordances with social translucence • Use rich media deliberately, when warranted • Represent humans and their faces carefully • Be ambiguous: users can interpret just fine • Reflect users’ actions back to them • Let the big picture emerge from details • Consider whether customization is worth it Computer-Mediated Communication — Cheshire & Fiore
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