Paired Partner Plushies: A Haptic Approach to Long Distance Communication

The goal of this work is to create a novel means of long distance communication which preserves the intimacy of an in-person relationship. It takes the form of a pair of stuffed seals fondly named Pik and Pak (or PikPak as a whole, after pikpaksriruk, the Inuit word for `precious') that two peo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhu, Felicia, Pan, Jessica
Other Authors: Littman, Michael
Format: Bachelor Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Pik
Online Access:http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bk128f019