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Talking to strangers: Using large public displays to facilitate social interaction

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Talking to strangers: Using large public displays to facilitate social interaction. / Rubegni, E.; Memarovic, N.; Langheinrich, M.
Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice: First International Conference, DUXU 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 6770 LNCS Springer, 2011. p. 195-204.

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Rubegni, E, Memarovic, N & Langheinrich, M 2011, Talking to strangers: Using large public displays to facilitate social interaction. in Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice: First International Conference, DUXU 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part II. vol. 6770 LNCS, Springer, pp. 195-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21708-1_23

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Rubegni, E., Memarovic, N., & Langheinrich, M. (2011). Talking to strangers: Using large public displays to facilitate social interaction. In Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice: First International Conference, DUXU 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part II (Vol. 6770 LNCS, pp. 195-204). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21708-1_23

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Rubegni E, Memarovic N, Langheinrich M. Talking to strangers: Using large public displays to facilitate social interaction. In Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice: First International Conference, DUXU 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 6770 LNCS. Springer. 2011. p. 195-204 doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-21708-1_23

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Rubegni, E. ; Memarovic, N. ; Langheinrich, M. / Talking to strangers : Using large public displays to facilitate social interaction. Design, User Experience, and Usability. Theory, Methods, Tools and Practice: First International Conference, DUXU 2011, Held as Part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, Proceedings, Part II. Vol. 6770 LNCS Springer, 2011. pp. 195-204

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