WiP Demo

The Machine to be Another - Embodied Telepresence using human performers
Philippe Bertrand, BeAnotherLab MUAD IDEC Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Daniel González-Franco, BeAnotherLab MUAD IDEC Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Arthur Pointeau, BeAnotherLab CSIM DTIC Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Christian Cherene, BeAnotherLab CSIM DTIC Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Time: Mon 10:30 - Wed 16:00 | Session: Work in Progress | Location: Art, Demos and Posters Area Paper: PDF

The Machine to Be Another' is an embodiment system designed to address the relation between identity and empathy. The project merges performances with protocols of neuroscience experiments, in order to offer users an immersive experience of seeing themselves in the body of another person. The paper reports the methods and partial results of the interdisciplinary qualitative investigation that are leading us to create a low budget approach to stimulate empathy through embodied interaction between individuals.

TEI 2014 Proceedings in the ACM Digital Library.

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