Ambient influence

Rogers, Yvonne; Hazlewood, William R.; Marshall, Paul; Dalton, Nick; Hertrich, Susanna

doi:10.1145/1864349.1864372

Cited by 128 publications

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“…Environmental sustainability has become an increasingly popular topic in HCI, where behaviour change interventions have ranged from embedding twinkly lights in the floor to lead people towards taking the stairs (as opposed to the lift) [36], to using ambient light displays to illustrate electricity usage in the work place [23]. The use of sensing and tracking technologies has been particularly prevalent [3], with a focus on developing systems that collect and visualise information e.g.…”

Section: Tracking Energy Usagementioning

confidence: 99%

Squeezy Green Balls

Jennett

Iacovides

Cox

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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We need collective action to tackle global warming. However, research shows that people switch off from being concerned about the environment because they are often too busy, or fail to appreciate their ability to make a difference. An alternative approach is to run campaigns that are able to engage large numbers of people and engender feelings of concern and empowerment. This could then kick-start a range of pro-environmental habits. We present the development and evaluation of a playful installation that aimed to attract attention, and stimulate discussion about environmental issues amongst university staff and students. The first prototype was shown to successfully attract people to engage and interact with the installation. The second prototype was deployed in-the-wild, over the course of a week. We evaluated the extent to which the installation was successful at attracting attention, and in encouraging people to interact with it, to reflect on their habits and to discuss environmental issues with others. We found the Green Ball Kiosk was a fun way to raise discussions about green issues, to encourage the adoption of new environmentally friendly behaviours and to prompt people to maintain existing ones. We suggest that interactive installations such as this can be effective at promoting awareness and generating a 'social buzz' about environmental topics when exhibited as a temporary installation.

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Section: Tracking Energy Usagementioning

confidence: 99%

Squeezy Green Balls

Jennett

Iacovides

Cox

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play

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“…Miro [1] informed office workers on the overall emotional climate in the building. The Clouds [12] attempted at persuading users to use the stairs instead of the lift. These works inspire our research as they prove that introducing new artefacts to office spaces can benefit the communities of office workers.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

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APEOW: A Personal Persuasive Avatar for Encouraging Breaks in Office Work

Kucharski¹,

Łuczak²,

Perenc³

et al. 2016

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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Abstract-Proper break taking during office work iss necessary to prevent musculoskeletal disorders and reduce the risk of heart disease. We present APOEW -an avatar for preventing continuous office work without taking breaks. APOEW is a system that uses a personalized robot avatar to encourage proper break behaviour during office work. The avatar signals the need for a break by stooping. The system was designed to be unobtrusive and blend well with the office environment. The avatars are customisable in order to enable users to design their work environment freely. We conducted a user study where we observed developers working in front of their computers next to the avatar. Preliminary results indicate it has no negative impact on the work environment and users are intrigued by the system. Moreover, a survey on attitude to our concept reveals interesting and positive feedback that will help to develop an APOEW system further.

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“…They provided powerful motivators and demonstrated approaches of ways in which behavior can be influenced without people noticing. The field study of twinkly lights [Rogers et al, 2010], for example, showed that ambient information could transform the way people behave without them being aware of it, in this case, taking stairs rather than the elevator.…”

Section: Motivating Physical Activitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

Stusak¹

2015

Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

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The goal of an external representation of abstract data is to provide insights and convey information about the structure of the underlying data, therefore helping people execute tasks and solve problems more effectively. Apart from the popular and well-studied digital visualization of abstract data there are other scarcely studied perceptual channels to represent data such as taste, sound or haptic. My thesis focuses on the latter and explores in which ways human knowledge and ability to sense and interact with the physical non-digital world can be used to enhance the way in which people analyze and explore abstract data. Emerging technological progress in digital fabrication allow an easy, fast and inexpensive production of physical objects. Machines such as laser cutters and 3D printers enable an accurate fabrication of physical visualizations with different form factors as well as materials. This creates, for the first time, the opportunity to study the potential of physical visualizations in a broad range.The thesis starts with the description of six prototypes of physical visualizations from static examples to digitally augmented variations to interactive artifacts. Based on these explorations, three promising areas of potential for physical visualizations were identified and investigated in more detail: perception & memorability, communication & collaboration, and motivation & self-reflection.The results of two studies in the area of information recall showed that participants who used a physical bar chart retained more information compared to the digital counterpart. Particularly facts about maximum and minimum values were be remembered more efficiently, when they were perceived from a physical visualization.Two explorative studies dealt with the potential of physical visualizations regarding communication and collaboration. The observations revealed the importance on the design and aesthetic of physical visualizations and indicated a great potential for their utilization by audiences with less interest in technology. The results also exposed the current limitations of physical visualizations, especially in contrast to their well-researched digital counterparts.In the area of motivation we present the design and evaluation of the Activity Sculptures project. We conducted a field study, in which we investigated physical visualizations of personal running activity. It was discovered that these sculptures generated curiosity and experimentation regarding the personal running behavior as well as evoked social dynamics such as discussions and competition.Based on the findings of the aforementioned studies this thesis concludes with two theoretical contributions on the design and potential of physical visualizations. On the one hand, it proposes a conceptual framework for material representations of personal data by describing a production and consumption lens. The goal is to encourage artists and designers working in the field of personal informatics to harness the interactive capabilities af...

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Ambient influence

Cited by 128 publications

References 31 publications

Squeezy Green Balls

Squeezy Green Balls

APEOW: A Personal Persuasive Avatar for Encouraging Breaks in Office Work

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

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