Lover's Cups explore the idea of sharing feelings of drinking between two people in different places by using cups as communication interfaces of drinking. Two cups are wireless connected to each other with sip sensors and LED illumination. The Lover's cups will glow when your lover is drinking. When both of you are drinking at the same time, both of the Lover's Cups glow and celebrate this virtual kiss. 
Scenarios
Following scenarios show how Lover's Cups can promote emotional interaction, health care, family care, and social activities.
For Lovers
The Lover's Cups connect a couple through drinking behaviors while they are working. A pair of Lover's Cups is owned by a couple working in different offices. Each of them had brought his/her Lover's Cup to work. Due to the magical connectivity of this pair of cups, the wife sees her cup is glowing which represents her husband's cup is in used for drinking. She picks up the Lover's Cup and takes a sip. At the same time, the other Lover's Cup held in her husband's hand starts glowing for the celebration of drinking together.
For Nurse, Family , and Patient
The Lover's Cups can be also extended to health care applications. Patients always need extra care from their families. The Lover's Cups are able to connect the patients to someone who cares about their water drinking behavior. While a patient is drinking water, the paired Lover's Cup reflects to someone related to him/her. If the patient did not drink enough water, through the physical illumination of cups, patients might be motivated to drink water or being taken care.
With Other Communication Channels
The Lover's Cups can enhance the traditional communications. Julie and her best friend Ann live in different states. When Julie got tired or stressed, she had a conversation with Ann through the internet messenger program. However, the text-only communication limited their sympathy and emotional interactions. Today, Julie and Ann use their Lover's Cups. Julie suggests to Ann to have a coffee break by shaking her cup. While talking through the messenger, they have a feeling of that they are drinking coffee together, and it makes them feel more relaxed and connected.
For Mom and Child
Mom's love water bottle is another Lover's Cup extension for parents and children. Parents are willing to give young children extra care in every possible way. A family-connected water bottle may create emotional linkage between parents and children. During the lunch time of the child's school, his parents could shake their Lover's Cup to make the child's water bottle vibrate or take a sip to make it glow in order to express their care and motivate their child to drink water.
For a Social Event
Lover's Cups can be distributed in a social party where everyone uses Lover's Cups to drink. When one's Lover's Cup meets with another cup by toasting, two of them will become a pair of Lover's Cups until one of them toasts with other cups. For example, in the Lover's Cup social event, Jackie is holding a Lover's Cup and meeting with Anny who holds another Lover's Cup. They toast for good luck and their cups remember each other by the action of toasting. Whenever Anny takes a sip, Jackie's cup glows to motivate him to take a sip at the same time. When Jackie shakes his cup, Anny can feel that her cup is vibrating. Using the cups, they have a new way of interacting with each other while drinking. After a while, four of Anny's friends arrive. Anny and her friends hold their cups together. At this moment, their cups become a group of Lover's Cups. Whenever one is in use for drinking, the other cups will also glow and celebrate this moment of drinking.
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