Abstract
Mediated Social Touch (MST) promises interpersonal touch over a distance through haptic or tactile displays. Tests of the efficacy of MST often involve attempts to demonstrate that effects of social touch (e.g., on affective responses or helping behavior) can be replicated with MST. Results, however, have been mixed. One possible explanation is that contextual factors have not sufficiently been taken into account in these experiments. A touch act is accompanied by other verbal and non-verbal expressions, and whom we touch, when, and in what manner is regulated through social and personal norms. Previous research demonstrated, amongst others, effects of gender and the facial expression of the toucher on the recipients’ touch experience. People can use expressions of the toucher’s emotions as a cue to anticipate the meaning of the ensuing social touch. This current study examines whether emotions expressed in text (i.e., textual tone) affects the meaning and experience of MST. As expected we found textual tone to affect both the comfortableness of the touch as well as its perceived meaning. Limitations and implications are discussed.
Keywords
Mediated social touch Textual tone Affective haptic devices Computer mediated communication Haptic feedback
Keywords
Mediated social touch Textual tone Affective haptic devices Computer mediated communication Haptic feedback
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Haptics: Science, Technology, Applications |
Subtitle of host publication | 12th International Conference, EuroHaptics 2020, Leiden, The Netherlands, September 6–9, 2020, Proceedings |
Editors | Ilana Nisky, Jess Hartcher-O’Brien, Michaël Wiertlewski, Jeroen Smeets |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 131-139 |
Number of pages | 9 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-030-58147-3 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-030-58146-6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Sept 2020 |
Event | 12th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2020 - Leiden, Netherlands Duration: 6 Sept 2020 → 9 Sept 2020 Conference number: 12 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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Volume | 12272 LNCS |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 12th International Conference on Human Haptic Sensing and Touch Enabled Computer Applications, EuroHaptics 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | EuroHaptics 2020 |
Country/Territory | Netherlands |
City | Leiden |
Period | 6/09/20 → 9/09/20 |
Keywords
- Affective haptic devices
- Computer mediated communication
- Haptic feedback
- Mediated social touch
- Textual tone