Eye Contact in Video Communication: Experiences of Co-creating Relationships.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased number of persons have been forced to limit their interactions with friends and families to contact video, which excludes eye-contact. The aim of this study was to examine individuals' experiences of the difference between forced skewed visuality and the ability for eye-contact in conversations. Two custom-made units allowed 15 participants interacting in dyads to alternate between being able to make eye contact and having that ability removed through skewed visuality.