Mobile Collar
Mobile Collar Jason Tseng Niplus777@gmail.com Abstract In this paper I will discuss the pervasive awkwardness and tensions brought by the omnipresent usage of mobile phone, and propose some simple solutions to these phenomena. As technology progresses, mobile phone developers tend to integrate increasingly more new features and functions such as cameras, touch screens, mp3 players or the capability to connect to the internet, into current cell-phones, but very little efforts ha ve been made into reviewing the psychological aspect of the users and the emerging emotional needs caused by this relatively new form of communication. Although there is a lot of research focusing on the social phenomena and social impact brought by mobile phones, the results seem to have very little influence upon the development of the cell-phone. My project conducted an “urban probe” approach to do the user research and highlight the most often seen emotional needs perv