A spark of activity

Fan, Chloe; Forlizzi, Jodi; Dey, Anind K.

doi:10.1145/2370216.2370229

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“…The outcomes of this study showed that the users are interested in using more advanced visualizations that could reveal more complex relation in the data and having additional features such as filtering (Meyer et al, 2016). Another example is a study conducted by Fan et al (2012), who used an informative display to apply the concept of abstract art on Fitbit physical activity data. They developed Spark, an online visualization tool that provides four different designs of abstract representations (spiral, rings, bucket and Pollock) in addition to bar charts and investigated users' experience of using the two types of visualization with their own Fitbit data.…”

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Evaluating Different Visualization Designs for Personal Health Data

Alrehiely

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Borgo

2018

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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With the massive development of sensing technology and the availability of self-tracking devices and apps; the interest in personal data collection has widely increased. However, the data representation methods on these tracking devices and apps have many limitations. Our research concentrates on evaluating different data visualization alternatives that could be used to represents the tracked physical activity data (e.g. step count and heart rate) with regards to users' performance when solving visual tasks and their preferences in the proposed visualizations.

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Evaluating Different Visualization Designs for Personal Health Data

Alrehiely

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Borgo

2018

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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“…The visualisation methods used to transform the data into an easy-to-understand format are represented in traditional chart formats, such as bar chart and line chart. Although these charts provide awareness and allow searching for specific information and details (Fan et al, 2012), they have some limitations and they need to be evaluated within the context of the personal health domain. One example of such an evaluation is the study carried out by (Tong et al, 2015) who evaluated a Fitbit bar chart with circular ringmap and Virtual Pet visualisation.…”

Section: The Visualisation Of Personal Health Datamentioning

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“…Providing different choices of visualisations is important to enable the users to customize their experience (Fan et al, 2012). Moreover, different visualisation designs afford different perspectives and understanding of the data, therefore it may address the challenge of the diversity of users' requirements and needs (Tong et al, 2015).…”

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“…These visualisation options are not suitable for sharing when privacy is a concern due to the sensitivity of personal health data. There are a number of abstract visualisations that could be applied to maintain users' privacy for sharing purposes, such as UbiFit (Consolvo et al, 2008) and Spark (Fan et al, 2012), as suggested by Huang et al (2015). Another consideration is the need to be aware of the possible negative consequences that could result from sharing health and activity data, such as stress, guilt or perceived failure (Huang et al, 2015).…”

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A Taxonomy for Visualisations of Personal Physical Activity Data on Self-Tracking Devices and their Applications

Alrehiely

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Borgo

2018

Electronic Workshops in Computing

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Self-tracking devices and apps have been widely used for personal data collection, with particular focus on health and physical activity (PA) monitoring. Despite their pervasive use, data representation and data sharing on these devices and apps are still in their infancy. With the aim of contributing towards structuring the design space of personal health visualisation, we present an overview focused on visualisation methods and the typology of tracked data in the most popular health and PA tracking devices and their companion apps/dashboards. Our research method of data collection is based not only on a review of scientific literature in the field, but also on autoethnography, information collected from manufacturers' websites and user manuals as well as online communities and reviews. We then discuss the major issues and limitations users face with regards to health and PA data interpretation and sharing.

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“…be positive, positive reinforcement encourages change [Consolvo et al, 2008]; negative feedback or punishment are not effective motivators [Lin et al, 2006]; 5. be comprehensive, by not limiting feedback and rewards to what can be sensed, but account for other positive behaviors that were not captured by the system [Consolvo et al, 2006]; 6. be aesthetic, by displaying information in a comfortable and attractive manner; this can increase enjoyment and engagement [Fan et al, 2012]; 7. be unobtrusive, by collecting data without interrupting users and presenting it when needed; 8. be public, allow sharing [Munson and Consolvo, 2012] as well as social influences through family participation [McLean, 2003].…”

Section: Motivating Physical Activitymentioning

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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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A spark of activity

Cited by 67 publications

References 8 publications

Evaluating Different Visualization Designs for Personal Health Data

Evaluating Different Visualization Designs for Personal Health Data

A Taxonomy for Visualisations of Personal Physical Activity Data on Self-Tracking Devices and their Applications

Exploring the Potential of Physical Visualizations

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