Feel the burn

Abstract

This paper describes an empirical study conducted to explore the expressive design space for what we dub "effortful interaction." Effortful interaction is a form of human-computer interaction where different degrees of physical effort are intentionally incorporated into the interaction design in order to communicate information. In this sense effortful interaction is similar to haptics, where devices provide physical force feedback to users, except the perceived feedback occurs entirely within users' proprioception: i.e., users' perception of their own bodies. Our larger design goal is to use effortful interaction to communicate quantitative information to children who aren't yet proficient with graphs. First, though, we had to establish if we could reliably induce sensations of effort. This study examined the sensitivity of children to three different design parameters (the duration of interaction, the intensity required by the interaction, and the physical modality of the interaction), and compares their responses to those of adults.

The use of digital technologies in the sport and physical education lesson: Fostering need-supportive behaviours in physical education teachers

“…Previous research has demonstrated the benefits of wearables for monitoring the fidelity and effectiveness of physical activity interventions [8,9] and for tracking progress and encouraging movement through quantified monitoring in children [10] . For instance, scholars have combined wearable global positioning system (GPS) devices in afterschool clubs [11] , wearable video cameras for classroom teachers to reflect on their practice [12] , and accelerometer enhanced gloves for immersive and interactive simulations [13] . These efforts are noteworthy as they demonstrate the value that wearables can provide to the contemporary P.E.…”