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Difference between Standing and Seated Conversation over Meal toward Better Communication Support

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Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing (CollabTech 2014)

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It is known that conversation over a meal is better than the one without it. We often have a banquet when we socialize. We have two styles for such co-dining social activity; standing and seated. However we do not know if these styles matter for conversation. Therefore we have conducted an experimental study to investigate their differences. Findings which can be useful for designing conversation support are that the standing style 1) increases the number of utterances, nods and laughs, 2) makes a single utterance shorter, which helps crisp and vibrant conversation as a result, 3) increases turning to the speaker by the trunk, and 4) increases synchrony of eating behavior and makes eating slower.

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  1. Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba, 1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan

    Yasuhito Noguchi

  2. Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-2, Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, Japan

    Tomoo Inoue

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  1. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai,, 923-1211, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan

    Takaya Yuizono

  2. Diagonal Paraquay 257, 8330015, Santiago, Chile

    Gustavo Zurita

  3. Department of Computer Science, Universidad de Chile, Blanco Encalada 2120, Santiago, Chile

    Nelson Baloian

  4. Graduate School of Library, Information and Media Studies, University of Tsukuba, Japan

    Tomoo Inoue

  5. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

    Hiroaki Ogata

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Noguchi, Y., Inoue, T. (2014). Difference between Standing and Seated Conversation over Meal toward Better Communication Support. In: Yuizono, T., Zurita, G., Baloian, N., Inoue, T., Ogata, H. (eds) Collaboration Technologies and Social Computing. CollabTech 2014. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 460. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44651-5_6

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