Abstract
For many people living with conditions such as autism, anxiety manifests so powerfully it has a big impact on quality of life. By investigating the suitability of truly customizable wearable health devices we build on prior research that found each experience of anxiety in people with autism is unique, so 'one-suits all' solutions are not suitable. In addition, users desire agency and control in all aspects of the system. The participative approach we take is to iteratively co-develop prototypes with end users. Here we describe a case study of the co-development of one prototype, a digital stretch wristband that records interaction for later reflection called Snap. Snap has been designed to sit within a platform that allows the distributed and sustainable design, manufacture and data analysis of customizable digital health technologies. We contribute to HCI with (1) lessons learned from a DIY co-development process that follows the principles of modularity, participation and iteration and (2) the potential impact of technology in self-management of anxiety and the broader design implications of addressing unique anxiety experiences.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings - The 34th Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Editors | Cliff Lampe |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 1270-1281 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450333627 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2016 - San Jose, United States of America Duration: 7 May 2016 → 12 May 2016 Conference number: 34th https://chi2016.acm.org/wp/ (Website) https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/2851581 (Proceedings) |
Conference
Conference | International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2016 |
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Abbreviated title | CHI 2016 |
Country/Territory | United States of America |
City | San Jose |
Period | 7/05/16 → 12/05/16 |
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Keywords
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Mental health
- Personal informatics