Physikit

Houben, Steven; Golsteijn, Connie; Gallacher, Sarah; Johnson, Rose; Bakker, Saskia; Marquardt, Nicolai; Capra, Licia; Rogers, Yvonne

doi:10.1145/2858036.2858059

Cited by 111 publications

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“…The sketched ideas were then refined into eight physical mock-ups, which were: 1. a bottle that always provides cold beer for relaxing together with friends; 2. a slot machine with happy notes from friends, family, to read when feeling bad; 3. a green creature (figure 2) that plays music and says positive things; 4. a bot to bring you a beer when you feel sad; 5. a massage blanket that gives your shoulders a massage; 6. a music box with a big button for playing motivational music when pushed; 7. a hugging panda to say motivational things when hugged; and 8. a happy analysis robot that could analyse and respond to your current feelings. Technology probes have become increasingly popular when working with users to design and understand the potential for new technologies in different situations [1,21,35]. They combine the social science goal of collecting information about use and the users of the technology in a real-world setting, the engineering goal of field-testing the technology, and the design goal of inspiring users and designers to think of new kinds of technologies to support needs and desires.…”

Section: Design Workhop Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Happy bits

Paay

Nielsen

Larsen

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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How can we design digital artefacts to help young adults with low self-esteem feel happier? To gain new insights into young adult's self-esteem problems and how we might help support them with interactive technologies, we conducted a mixed method user-centred study. We used a 6-week cultural probe study with 11 young adults, including a focus group, to understand current practices in managing self-esteem with everyday technologies. We then co-designed interactive digital artefacts for helping improve self-esteem, to deploy as technology probes with 6 young adults for four weeks. Our contribution is twofold. Firstly, we present the Self-Esteem Technology Support (SETS) framework for informing design of interactive technologies supporting young adults in managing low self-esteem. Secondly, we propose that interactive technologies designed to help young people feel happier need to be flexible, adaptable, private, available, personalisable, and have an engaging form factor to inspire feelings of fondness toward having the device as part of their daily routines.

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Section: Design Workhop Outcomesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Paay

Nielsen

Larsen

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

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“…Houben et al [15] developed Physikit, a tangible interface for users to engage with these transactions. Metha et al [19] present a haptic system that creates an 'itch' to warn people of data sharing, enabling users to set their privacy preference using a 'scratch', finally suggesting that haptic systems, being nonvisual and silent, are ideal for communications regarding privacy issues.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is problematic, particularly as more everyday objects become enhanced with digital connectivity. This tension between interfaces that hide complexity of data transactions to increase ease of use, and the amount of background transactions that are necessary to sustain seamless interactions, argues for revisiting arguments for more seamful design approaches [7], increasing visual complexity [18], as well as recent arguments for more transparency regarding data exchanges [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

Bitbarista

Pschetz

Tallyn

Gianni

et al. 2017

Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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We are surrounded by a proliferation of connected devices performing increasingly complex data transactions. Traditional design methods tend to simplify or conceal this complexity to improve ease of use. However, the hidden nature of data is causing increasing discomfort. This paper presents BitBarista, a coffee machine designed to explore perceptions of data processes in the Internet of Things. BitBarista reveals social, environmental, qualitative and economic aspects of coffee supply chains. It allows people to choose a source of future coffee beans, situating their choices within the pool of decisions previously made. In doing so, it attempts to engage them in the transactions that are required to produce coffee. Initial studies of BitBarista with 42 participants reveal challenges of designing for connected systems, particularly in terms of perceptions of data gathering and sharing, as well as assumptions generated by current models of consumption. A discussion is followed by a series of suggestions for increasing positive attitudes towards data use in interactive systems.

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“…The "Physikit" system by [Houben et al, 2016] represents environmental data through ambient physicalizations using various modalities such as light, vibration, movement, and air flow (see Figure 4.14-left). The results of a field study showed that participants developed an increased sense of the meaning of the data and customized the ambient physicalizations to fit their home decor.…”

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“…Data representa- Figure 4.14: Examples of physicalizations using multiple modalities. Left: The "Physikit" system represents data through ambient physicalizations using various modalities such as light, vibration, movement, and air flow [Houben et al, 2016]. Right: Visitor of a space observatory uses the "H 3 " device to perceive live data streams of hydrogen levels in deep space through haptic-auditory feedback [Hogan and Hornecker, 2013].…”

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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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Physikit

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