Ambient Notifications with Shape Changing Circuits in Peripheral Locations

Jones, Lee; McClelland, John C.; Thongsouksanoumane, Phonesavanh; Girouard, Audrey

doi:10.1145/3132272.3132291

Cited by 13 publications

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“…Existing techniques to implement deformable surfaces suffer from major drawbacks [16]. One approach requires cumbersome instrumentation of the surface itself, through, e.g., optical [12] or bend sensors [10,16]. This approach results in fragile, thick, and hard-to-build prototypes.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

WiBend: Wi-Fi for Sensing Passive Deformable Surfaces

Sarkis

Coutrix

Nigay

et al. 2019

2019 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

WiBend: Wi-Fi for Sensing Passive Deformable Surfaces

Sarkis

Coutrix

Nigay

et al. 2019

2019 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction

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“…Calm technology demonstrates the ability to switch from the user's periphery to the center, at the user's accord [43,66,69]. They do so by slow and quiet changes in the user's periphery.…”

Section: Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They do so by slow and quiet changes in the user's periphery. They have been implemented in the literature by integrating light, audio, or ambient motion through shape change in the user's periphery [16,43,66]. Tangible user interfaces (TUI) are physical objects that embody digital information [40].…”

Section: Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the functional purpose of communicating information, slow transformations are used for non-intrusive, peripheral feedback [31,43]. These slow changes facilitate noticeable change over a long period of time without catching the sudden attention of the user as in the case of a sudden transformation.…”

Section: Shape-changing Devices As Break Remindersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prior work demonstrates the integration of user's physical and digital world using auditory and visual cues [16,43,66]. For example, embedding auditory cues in ambient soundscapes [16], using lights to embed an ambient display in the wall that communicates information by lighting in different patterns [66], shape-changing circuits that communicate information through subtle change in physical form [31,43] to provide peripheral feedback to the user.…”

Section: Calm Technologies As Interruptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Shape-Changing Break Reminders for People with Repetitive Strain Injury

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People with Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) performing computer work for more than 4-5 hours/day are recommended to take microbreaks (30 sec to 1 min) every hour to reduce their symptoms. This is difficult during work as other things occupy their mind. While notifications can be used as reminders, they adversely impact the affective state and productivity of the user. Shape-changing devices demonstrate potential as they can provide passive awareness. We conducted an ideation session with HCI professionals to identify opportunities for shape-changing break reminders and interactive sessions with people with RSI. We found that the participants struggled to take enough breaks, found notifications inadequate, and modified their primary task to incorporate movement. They demonstrated an aversion to disruption, were receptive to shape-changing break reminders, and desired to emotionally engage with them. This demonstrates the potential of shape-changing break reminders as can be ambient and engender emotions through physical transformation. I want to start with thanking my wonderful supervisor, Dr. Audrey Girouard for giving me the opportunity to pursue my Master's degree under her guidance, for always being patient and supportive, and for creating an environment of constructive feedback and support in the lab. I would also like to thank my co-supervisor Dr. Anne Roudaut for her valuable and timely feedback, and for her support and guidance throughout the entire process. A big thanks to everyone at Creative Interactions Lab, this journey wouldn't have been possible without the numerous informal and formal chats, about this thesis, and everything under the sun. Special thanks to Lee, Alex, Victor, Dani, and Joanie for always being so supportive.

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