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Pet video chat: monitoring and interacting with dogs over distance

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Jennifer Golbeck,

Carman NeustaedterAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 211 - 220

https://doi.org/10.1145/2212776.2212799

Published: 05 May 2012 Publication History

Abstract

Companies are now making video-communication systems that allow pet owners to see, and, in some cases, even interact with their pets when they are separated by distance. Such 'doggie cams' show promise, yet it is not clear how pet video chat systems should be designed (if at all) in order to meet the real needs of pet owners. To investigate the potential of interactive dog cams, we then designed our own pet video chat system that augments a Skype audio-video connection with remote interaction features and evaluated it with pet owners to understand its usage. Our results show promise for pet video chat systems that allow owners to see and interact with their pets while away.

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Pet video chat: monitoring and interacting with dogs over distance
1. Human-centered computing
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CHI EA '12: CHI '12 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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DOI:10.1145/2212776

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