5. Story Time for the 21st Century: Supporting Distant Family

Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Fall 2010)

5. Story Time for the 21st Century: Supporting Distant Family Communication (October 29, 2010)

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Tico Ballagas talks about Family Story Play, an interactive book-reading system using videoconferencing that is being developed by Nokia. He discusses how products like these can help to promote family communication over long distances. (October 29, 2010)

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