Auggie: Encouraging Effortful Communication through Handcrafted Digital Experiences

Abstract

their partners remotely. Our qualitative findings show that Auggie participants engaged in meaningful effort through the handcrafting process, and felt closer to their partners, although the tool may not be appropriate in all situations. We discuss design implications and future directions for systems that encourage effortful communication.CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Empirical studies in HCI; Empirical studies in collaborative and social computing.