Abstract
The Break-Time Barometer is a social awareness system, which was developed as part of an exploratory study of the use of situated sensing and displays to promote cohesion in a newly-dispersed workplace. The Break-Time Barometer specifically aims to use an ambient persuasion approach in order to encourage people to join existing breaks, which take place within this community. Drawing upon a privacy sensitive ubiquitous sensing infrastructure, the system offers information about potentially break-related activity in social spaces within this workplace, including alerts when specific events are detected. The system was developed using a user-centered iterative design approach. A qualitative mixed methods evaluation of a full deployment identified a diverse set of reactions to both the system and the design goal, and further elaborated the challenges of designing for social connectedness in this complex workplace context.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | UbiComp 2013 - Proceedings of the 2013 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
Pages | 73-82 |
Number of pages | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Oct 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing 2013 - Zurich, Switzerland Duration: 8 Sept 2013 → 12 Sept 2013 |
Conference
Conference | ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing 2013 |
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Abbreviated title | UbiComp 2013 |
Country/Territory | Switzerland |
City | Zurich |
Period | 8/09/13 → 12/09/13 |
Keywords
- Ambient persuasion
- Public-displays
- Social awareness