This paper explores 'TeleAbsence,' a concept extending telepresence to address emotional distance from lost loved ones through poetic encounters with their digital and physical traces, inspired by the Portuguese concept of 'Saudade.' It outlines five design principles – presence of absence, illusory communication, materiality of memory, traces of reflection, and remote time – and explores applications using mediums like poetry, phone, piano, and pen.
An interdisciplinary research project exploring the history and ideas behind the influential ELIZA chatbot, created in the 1960s. The project aims to contextualize ELIZA, analyze its code, and examine its cultural impact on human-computer interaction.
