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<xml><records><record><source-app name="Bibcite" version="8.x">Drupal-Bibcite</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chantal Butenberg</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mar\ Zumaya</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Marc Hassenzahl</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Torben Wallbaum</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Closeness Atoms: Towards more Personal Relatedness Technologies</style></title></titles><keywords><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Relatedness</style></keyword><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">awareness</style></keyword><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">personalization</style></keyword><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">adaptable systems</style></keyword><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">long-distance relationships</style></keyword><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">in-/output modalities</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2026</style></year></dates><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Proceedings of the 10th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays</style></secondary-title><urls><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://doi.org/10.1145/3797993.3798002</style></urls><keyword><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%"/></keyword><electronic-resource-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.1145/3797993.3798002</style></electronic-resource-num><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Young adults in long-distance relationships often miss the presence of their loved ones. Technologically mediated awareness offers a potential remedy. While Human-Computer Interaction has introduced various concepts to support such connections, these are often limited by predefined input/output modalities and fixed interaction forms. This restricts personalization and can hinder user acceptance. To address these limitations, we propose a concept of a customizable toolbox of “Closeness Atoms”. We studied needs and requirements of young adults in long-distance relationships via an online survey (n=94), literature review (n=53) and semi-structured interviews (n=7). Our findings indicate a wish to share everyday moments, emotions, and activities, but lack personalized ways to express their unique forms of relatedness. Therefore our toolbox concept enables users to combine and configure modalities such as light, sound, and video to create individual relatedness experiences. This approach supports flexible, emotionally meaningful connections tailored to diverse personal and relational needs.</style></abstract><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">9798400725135</style></isbn><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Association for Computing Machinery</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">New York, NY, USA</style></pub-location></record></records></xml>
