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Kuzuoka, H. and Greenberg, S. (1999)
Mediating Awareness and Communication through Digital but Physical Surrogates. In Proceedings of the SIG-HI of Information Processing Society of Japan, October 15.
Type: Refereed conference (full paper).
Note: This paper is in Japanese.

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Abstract.
Digital but physical surrogates are tangible representations of remote people positioned within an office and under digital control. Surrogates collect and present awareness information about the people they represent. By having them react to physical actions of people, surrogates can control the communication capabilities of a media space. This enables the smooth transition from awareness, to encounters, to conversation and work. This can also mitigate privacy concerns endemic to awareness systems.