Smartwatch in
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Pizza, Stefania; Brown, Barry; McMillan, Donald C.; Lampinen, Airi

doi:10.1145/2858036.2858522

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“…For most participants its use is not different from the use described in previous studies about smartwatch use by adults, where the wearable is mostly used for sports tracking and notifications (Cecchinato; Cox; Bird, 2015; Schirra; Bentley, 2015; Pizza et al, 2016), evidence of which also appeared in our study. Interestingly, participants showed a different approach toward notifications, ranging from simply receiving them on the smartwatch and then reacting on the smartphone, to a deeper integration that relied on the smartwatch when the smartphone was not available or its use would have been inappropriate.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Two facts support this finding: first, some of the participants expected the smartwatch to do the same things as their smartphone (Schirra;Bentley, 2015;Pizza et al, 2016); second, the mobile phone, the computer, and the watch were all metaphors they used for approaching the smartwatch (and often, they confused the words "smartphone" and "smartwatch").…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 85%

“…Probably due to the recent irruption of smartwatches into the market, there are too few studies on smartwatch use to validate this hypothesis (Lyons, 2015; Schirra; Bentley, 2015; Cecchinato; Cox; Bird, 2015; Pizza et al, 2016;Ashbrook et al, 2008;Giang et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Older people and smartwatches, initial experiences

Rosales¹,

Fernández-Ardèvol²,

Comunello³

et al. 2017

EPI

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Andrea Rosales, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at IN3-UOC. Since 2014 she has combined ethnographic explorations and tracked data analysis, with an intergenerational perspective. She highlights the importance of critical analysis of smartwatch logs and experiences in understanding how to design smartwatch apps that take older people's interests into account. AbstractWhile wearable technologies, such as smartwatches, are seen as an opportunity to solve some problems often related to older people (65+), e.g. emergencies, physical activity, or isolation, little is known about how older people would domesticate such new technologies. In this study we provided eleven older individuals with smartwatches and tracked their expectations and initial experiences using two interviews. According to our preliminary findings, previous experience with ICTs along with optimistic attitudes toward technology were key to initial domestication of the new technology and overcoming initial problems. Moreover, use was closely related to expectations and personal habits. Participants in this study used smartwatches in similar ways to to those described in previous studies with adults (18-64), including managing notifications and sports' tracking. Additionally, users reported that the smartwatch provided a boost in social status (associated with attributes such as cool, snobbish, young) and created some fashion opportunities and/or concerns. KeywordsExpectations; Domestication; Appropriation; Smartwatches; Wearables; Older people. ResumenLas tecnologías wearables, como los smartwatches (relojes inteligentes), se han visto como una oportunidad para resolver problemas, a menudo relacionados con las personas mayores (55+), tales como manejo de emergencias, falta de actividad física, y soledad. Sin embargo poco se sabe sobre en qué medida tales personas apropiarían estos dispositivos. Dotamos a 11 personas mayores con relojes inteligentes y seguimos sus primeras experiencia principalmente con dos entrevistas. De acuerdo con los resultados, las experiencias previas con otras tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, y las actitudes positivas hacia la tecnología fueron fundamentales para una primera apropiación de la nueva tecnología, y para superar los primeros problemas. Además el uso estuvo muy relacionado con las expectativas y los hábitos personales. Los participantes usaron los relojes en forma similar a la descrita en estudios previos con adultos (18-64), que incluye el manejo de notificaciones y los sistemas para seguimiento deportivo. El reloj proveía a la mayoría de los participantes un status social (asociado a ser guay, snob o joven), y creaba oportunidades o preocupaciones sobre el estilo personal. Palabras clave

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Older people and smartwatches, initial experiences

Rosales¹,

Fernández-Ardèvol²,

Comunello³

et al. 2017

EPI

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“…To determine the direction of design and evaluation of smartwatches, it is necessary to understand the context in which smartwatch notifications are used. Various use scenarios for smartwatches have been researched (Cecchinato, Cox, & Bird, 2017;McMillan, 2017;Motti & Caine, 2016;Pizza, Brown, McMillan, & Lampinen, 2016), and the contexts for use have been derived by aggregating these studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

Development and evaluation of the HaptiWatch with a smart notification system

Sim

Yim

Kim

2019

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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In this study, we developed a new type of smartwatch, the HaptiWatch, which has notification functions that are not present in analog watches that lack a high‐resolution display. The HaptiWatch also has a priority‐filtering function that distinguishes notifications by their importance. Notification information is encoded as light and haptic pulses which allow users to recognize the type and importance of the notification without having to see the watch. To evaluate the user experience (UX) of the HaptiWatch's new notification system, a comparative study was conducted together with the notification system of the Samsung Galaxy Gear S3 Frontier, a well‐known smartwatch. The UX evaluation results indicate that the notification system of the HaptiWatch provides an experience that is comparable to that of the Gear S3.

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“…Lundell and Bates (2016) assessed overall usage of smartwatches for at least 120 days and categorized users as communicators, tool techies, or detractors based on the frequency of interaction. Pizza, Brown, McMillan, and Lampinen (2016) conducted a longitudinal study using wearable cameras to capture instances of smartwatch use and analyzed the frequency and duration of interactions. In summary, despite early attention to wearable devices ergonomics (Lin & Kreifeldt, 2001), existing studies have mostly been limited to the daily experience of smart devices, especially smartphones and their apps.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A qualitative study of smartwatch usage and its usability

Chun

Dey

Lee

et al. 2018

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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This study aims to explore usability issues of watch‐type wearable devices and to suggest guidelines for improved operation of smartwatches. To do so, we conducted a series of surveys, interviews, and task performance experiments. Thirty smartwatch users from ages 20 to 43 years were recruited. Users’ experiences of smartwatches were collected via a weeklong, online‐based diary study, which consisted of various tasks to be completed while smartwatches were in use. Our study assessed usability problems associated with those tasks, concurrent tasks conducted while interacting with smartwatches, pain points/discomfort that users had while interacting with their devices, and requirements/requests of the smartwatch users. During the week of tracking, participants were asked to complete the usability evaluation three times a day using usability principles we designed for the study: information display, control, learnability, interoperability, and preference. In addition, task performance tests were conducted for the tasks most frequently conducted on touch‐based displays: number entry, swiping, and scrolling. Specific usability issues of smartwatches were identified and summarized for each usability principle by triangulating survey, interview, and task performance evaluation results. Based on the insights from the results of the study, we conclude by suggesting guidelines for further enhancing users’ experience of future smartwatches.

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Smartwatch in vivo

Cited by 111 publications

References 64 publications

Older people and smartwatches, initial experiences

Older people and smartwatches, initial experiences

Development and evaluation of the HaptiWatch with a smart notification system

A qualitative study of smartwatch usage and its usability

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