Co-experience: Understanding user experiences in social interaction

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POOLS AND
SATELLITES
– INTIMACY
IN THE CITY †
Battarbee, K., Baerten, N., Hinfelaar, M., Irvine,
P., Loeber, S. Munro, A. and Pederson, T.
This paper addresses the issue of mediating intimacy in order to support city
communities. What is intimacy and how can it be mediated through the introduction
of new technology in a community? It illustrates the discussion by describing
two explorative information and communication technology concepts
and scenarios.
† First published in Proceedings of Designing Interactive Systems DIS2002, 26–29 June, London
(237–245). New York, NY; ACM Press.
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