We tend to give the design of the environments that host our daily digital interactions
with other humans for granted. As we march towards a future where our digital life
is always more prominent, is it time that we start asking more questions about the
type of mediation that the digital tools we use operate on our social, emotional and
cognitive experiences?
In this thesis I will try to highlight the importance of researching experimental digital
environment and tools that take into account ...
We tend to give the design of the environments that host our daily digital interactions
with other humans for granted. As we march towards a future where our digital life
is always more prominent, is it time that we start asking more questions about the
type of mediation that the digital tools we use operate on our social, emotional and
cognitive experiences?
In this thesis I will try to highlight the importance of researching experimental digital
environment and tools that take into account the nature of human communication
and interaction.
As a stepping stone towards a clearer understanding of what we have access to,
in terms of empathic relation with the "digital other", right now (and what could
we aspire to in the future), this research leverages the emerging knowledge about
keystrokes dynamics and typing patterns as a window on the dyadic dynamics that
are observed during the experiment conducted.
Given the complex nature of language and communication, observations based on
affective computing research are framed in a social, neuroscientific and cultural
context, as to give a complete map of the issue.
While this research focuses on experimental text-based communication, I hope that
many will be inspired to conduct their own studies, proposing new ways of being
with the other in the digital era.
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