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AURA: Urban Personal Projectionto Initiate the Communication
Miyo OkadaLaura LugaresiKeio University GraduateSchool of Media DesignYokohama, [email protected]@kmd.keio.ac.jp
Katrin WolfHamburg University of AppliedSciencesHamburg, [email protected]
Dingding ZhengKeio University GraduateSchool of Media DesignYokohama, [email protected]
Cristian NorlinMikael AnnerothEricsson Research, EricssonStockholm, [email protected]@ericsson.com
Roshan PeirisKeio University GraduateSchool of Media DesignYokohama, [email protected]
Kai KunzeMasa InakageKeio University GraduateSchool of Media DesignYokohama, [email protected]@kmd.keio.ac.jp
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AbstractWe present a concept of AURA, an urban personalprojection to initiate the communication. In this work, wefocus on how to break the ice with strangers throughtechnology in urban public space. The Aura, as an enlivenspiritual pet, floats around users feet. We introduce asimple interaction scenario, attracting a person whocomes within personal distance of the user who carries theAURA. To break the ice between strangers, a projectedbutterfly as the Aura is moved toward a person whocomes within 2m of the user, and then back and forth toattract that person. We believe that externalizedinteractive representation of the user in the form of aspiritual pet can ease and facilitate the communication,serve as a conversation starter, and make the interactionsbetween people more fun.
Author KeywordsIcebreaker; Social Interaction; Personal Projection;Communication; Display; Aura.
ACM Classification KeywordsH.5.m [Information interfaces and presentation (e.g.,HCI)]: Miscellaneous.
IntroductionDiffusion of technology increased chances for onlineencounters, but seems to have no impact on offlinecommunication opportunities. Aura[5][8] takes advantageof technology to encourage awkwardness free verbal andnonverbal communication between people in real-worldscenarios[2]. The device creates a customized andinteractive floor projection inside users’ personaldistance.[4]
Figure 1: An Animation Imageof AURA Used in This Demo
Figure 2: Projector Setting witha Single Strap Backpack
We present the concept of AURA, a device that projects apersonalized animation around the user.(Figure 1) Thisprojection interacts with anybody within 2m from theuser, taking the burden of making the first move. In thiswork, we tests the interaction of a user with Aura andpasser-by in an urban context.
AURA for the Testing in the wildIce breaking using technology is explored elsewhere[3], weassume that AURA can achieve a natural communicationstarter like a dog taken for a walk in a park.Communication occurring with stranger through pets areoften shown.[1, 7]
In this demo, AURA satisfied following requirements, thedefinitions by Veevers(1985) as the social meaning ofcompanion animals.[6]
• The projective function; the extent to which theselection of a pet is interpreted as making astatement about the owner.The content of AURA acts to show user’s mood. Aflapping butterfly attracts surrounding people as asubstitute for socializing desire in this demo.
• The sociability function; the extent to which havinga pet that acts as a social lubricant and effects the
quantity and quality of interaction with otherhumans.
In this demonstration, we achieve this by adoptingan animation of a flapping butterfly that invitescuriosity, comments, and desires to chase after. Theprojector was stored in a back that had a whole tocreate a subtle interaction. Therefore, it was fixedinto a single strap backpack with a hole for theprojector lens. (Figure 2)
Figure 3: User Wearing AURA in Public Space
Figure 4: User Communicates with a Person throughAURA in Public Space
• The surrogate function; the extent to which thepet-human interaction may serve as a supplement tohuman-human interaction or even, in some extremecases, as an alternative to it.
The butterfly as AURA shows a movement as if itstops at the feet of the person entering personaldistance of the user and tries to show an intentionto take communication instead of the user. (Figure3,4)
ConclusionWe presented a concept of AURA, an urban personalprojection to initiate the communication. In this work, wefocus on how to break the ice with strangers throughtechnology in urban public space. The Aura, as an enlivenspiritual pet, floats around users feet. We focus on thesocial meaning of companion animals[6], and introduce asimple interaction scenario, which provides functions tobreak the ice with strangers.[6] In this work, we tested theinteraction of a user with Aura and passer-by in an urbancontext. The butterfly as AURA attracts a person whocomes within personal distance of the user, and take theburden of making the first move. From this scenario, weshowed the possibility to increase opportunities to meetpeople in the urban city through interactive personalprojection.
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