So this week we didn't have a seminar, instead there were supposed to be two lectures. However since one got cancelled there isn't so much to reflect on this week but i'll do the best with the things I got.
The lecture this week was held by Ewa-lotta Sällnäs and were supposed to concern the combination of quantitative and qualitative studies as I underwood it. However Ewa-lotta talked most about her actual research in haptics and not so much about the there and method. This was a bit disappointing and to be honest I didn't get much of the lecture but here the parts that i take with me.
Qualitative data can give quantified results and vice-verse. Ewa-lotta talked about how she first conducted a qualitative study in which she could extract quantitative information. By doing this she could combine the strengths of both methods. The same thing could also be done the other way around she argued. By first conducting a quantitative study and analysing the results in a qualitative way.
In her research she talked about how haptics could affect the virtual presence and be used in computer games for example to tone down the often aggressive statements by assigning them haptical feedback. I this way there emotions would get more depths and people might think twice before launching an aggressive or abusive comment.
She also talked about how haptics could help to replace verbal communication in navigation and how this could be useful for sight impaired people.
Interesting. I think that the lack of visual proof of consequences online is what makes some people behave in ways which they would'nt in real life because irl you actually have to answer for your actions. I think that even if the lecture wasn't as comprehensive as we would have liked (I too wrote a similar reflection to yours) it was still interesting to hear about the research that's happening on haptics because it's very relevant for media technology to delevop the most efficient/natural ways in communicating.
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