Heere

The challenge was to how might we facilitate the sense of presence of the partner for a millennial working or studying long distance couple over distance.

Through research, it was revealed that the most fundamental need in long-distance relationships is simply each other — their presence. While this presence is, to put it poetically, irreplaceable by any object but to replicate or symbolically communicate the feeling of their presence, while ethically acknowledging their physical absence, can be tried.

   The point is not that someone or something is here, rather he or she is
not here, yet here.

In scientific terms: invisible haptic communication over distance

Couples often engage in subconscious fidgeting with each other when in other's presence. During long-distance video calls, they tend to fidget with nearby objects (e.g., repeatedly toggling a lamp switch).

In response, Heere, a conversation companion where long distance couples can subconsciously fidget with each other's hand gesture through dynamic air pressure, replicated by sensors array of blower fans and ESP32 and MQTT connection over the internet. From any part of the world, affordably, subtly. Integrated naturally into their nightly video call conversations.

Heere by Soham Das