Year: 2020
Type: dissertation
Abstract: PUKU is an interactive lighting and audio home decoration device to create a comfort living space at home for international students who suffered from nostalgia.It contains different level of lighting to create warm, cozy comfort atmosphere.Beyond that, It aims to sharing cooking experience remotely by providing cooking sounds and colourful light created by other family members to evoke same mood and feelings.The number of international students in China and overseas has been increasing ever since the reform and opening-up policy was established.However, language differences, stereotypes, various culinary traditions and living habits, became barriers in the process of intercultural communication for oversea students, which also leads to insecurity, loneliness and nostalgia.In Chinese culture, Home cooking experience is usually related to certain traditional festivals as a symbol of family reunion.Meanwhile, Home cooking experiences includes many sounds that may trigger ASMR to certain people, which help people feel accompanied and stimulate deep relaxation.The result of the research showed that PUKU has contributed to sharing cooking experiences, preserving family recipes, and reducing loneliness of oversea students.Users feel relaxed and comfort immersing in the virtual environment of being accompanied by others, created by the lighting and audio effect.Additionally, it also help improve family intimacy with their family in real life by reminding them of the valuable moments they shared with their family.
Language: English
Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3169452983