Andero Uusberg

Tattered Teddies and Pentagram Charms: How People Use Touchable Comfort Objects and What This Means for Designing Affective Haptic Systems

Many people use physical objects to self-calm and regulate difficult emotions. Studies evaluating the effectiveness of Touchable Comfort Objects (TCOs) imbued with haptic expressivity, affect awareness, and adaptive support have been primarily lab-based, so we know little about underlying user needs and real-world pra…