Communication of affect across a distance is not well supported by current technology, despite its importance to interpersonal interaction in modern lifestyles. Touch is a powerfu...
Reading online poses a number of technological challenges. Advances in technology such as touch screens, light-weight high-power computers, and bi-stable displays have periodicall...
Virtual worlds are developing rapidly over the internet. They are visited by avatars and staffed with Embodied Conversational Agents (ECAs). An avatar is a representation of a phys...
The rapid development of information technology has enabled many systems that support creative work. However, it has gradually become obvious that the latest information systems h...
Shun'ichi Tano, T. Kodera, T. Nakashima, I. Kawano...