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- Bampouni, Elpida, et al.
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Interaction Design Issues in the Development and Assessment of Stress Management Apps: A Scoping Literature Review and Analysis
- 2020
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Ingår i: CHIRA 2020 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer-Human Interaction Research and Applications. - : SciTePress. - 9789897584800 ; , s. 233-243
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- A number of smartphone apps have been developed in recent years to help people cope with stress and promote mental well-being. Such apps have attracted significant attention in current research. However, interaction design issues, such as usability and user experience, have so far been relatively unexplored. This paper presents a meta-analysis of studies of mobile apps for stress management and mental well-being, specifically focusing on interaction design issues. Through a scoping literature search we selected the total of 46 articles, published in the last decade, for qualitative in-depth analysis. The analysis reveals that the main interaction design issues addressed in the papers are ease of use, user engagement, and privacy. Key opportunities and challenges for future work are discussed.
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- Björnfot, Patrik, 1986-
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Being connected to the world through a robot
- 2022
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Robotic telepresence systems enable humans to be present physically and socially in a distant environment. Robotic telepresence technology is the latest in the line of communication technology development. The unique feature of such technology is that its users can act in a distant environment and interact with other people through these systems. The robot is the user’s physical avatar through which they act. This thesis aims to understand how people connect to the world through robotic telepresence. The aim includes addressing how humans operate the robotic telepresence system, how the robotic telepresence supports performing actions in a distant location and supports social interaction, and how a human experience being in a robotic body.The thesis is based on five studies, reported in five papers, that explore different aspects of robotic telepresence. The theoretical foundations consist of activity theory and phenomenology, two traditions that are arguably compatible and complementary. The concept of remote embodiment is proposed to describe the relationship between the human and robotic telepresence systems. Remote embodiment is a phenomenon, design concept, and feature that enables robotic telepresence to be used in a wide variety of activities. Furthermore, I use the concept of remote embodiment to outline possible futures of robotic telepresence.
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- Björnfot, Patrik, et al.
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Employing the secondary task technique for measuring MRP pilots' cognitive load
- 2018
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 10th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. - New York, NY, USA : ACM Press. - 9781450364379 ; , s. 706-710
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Mobile Remote Presence (MRP) technologies make it possible for the user to be mobile in a remote environment, which opens up new possibilities for interaction. However, this new functionality comes at a cost. The need for MRP system users to pay attention to both telecommunication and device navigation increases their cognitive load. Assessing the cognitive load of MRP system users is a timely research issue, which is addressed in this paper both conceptually and empirically. We argue that Secondary Task (ST) techniques have certain advantages over existing Subjective Rating Scales (SRS) instruments, and report a study, in which a particular ST technique, a visual monitoring task, was employed to assess MRP pilot’s cognitive load. The empirical evidence from the study indicates that the method provides additional valuable insights into MRP pilots’ user experience.
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- Björnfot, Patrik, et al.
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Non-technical users’ first encounters with a robotic telepresence technology : An empirical study of office workers
- 2018
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Ingår i: Paladyn - Journal of Behavioral Robotics. - : Walter de Gruyter. - 2080-9778 .- 2081-4836. ; 9:1, s. 307-322
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Robotic telepresence technologies are becoming ever more usable and affordable, as well as increasingly available as consumer products. In the coming years, a significant number of people are likely to encounter the technology for the first time, and many, if not most, of them are going to be “non-technical” users, that is, people who do not have special technical knowledge and skills of IT-professionals. Therefore, understanding how nontechnical users are getting familiar with robotic telepresence technology, how they perceive the technology, learn to control it, and relate it to their everyday work practices, is a topical research issue. This paper reports an empirical study, in which eight non-technical users, office workers who were not IT-professionals, were introduced to robotic telepresence and provided with a practical experience of acting as pilots of a remotely controlled robot. In follow up interviews the participants were asked to reflect on potential uses of the technology in their professional activities. The participants could successfully acquire basic navigation skills and reached a high level of spatial presence, but experienced problems with developing a "new body image”. When reflecting on the potential of the technology for supporting their work, the participants envisioned a number of benefits associated with remote physical mobility. The impact of the technology on the quality of workrelated social interactions was expected to be generally positive but somewhat limited.
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- Danielsson, Johannes, et al.
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Employing Futuristic Autobiographies to envision emerging human-agent interactions : The case of intelligent companions for stress management
- 2022
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Ingår i: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series. - New York, NY, USA : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). - 9781450398084
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Technology-supported stress management is one of the most promising and practically important application areas for intelligent companions, that is, digital assistants evoking empathy and personal attachment. In this paper, we employ the method of Futuristic Autobiographies (FABs) to elicit participants' attitudes and reflections regarding an imaginary digital assistant for stress management, implemented as an intelligent companion. For the purposes of the study, we developed six FABs, highlighting a range of potential issues related to the use of intelligent companions. The participants (N=17) provided their responses to the FABs by completing a survey, and a subset of the participants (N=5) also took part in follow-up online interviews. A thematic analysis of the results revealed six main themes: objectivity of the digital assistant, human-likeness, context-specificity of assistant's behavior, user's control, stress management, and user privacy. The themes, as well as the implications of the results for the design and use of intelligent stress management companions, are discussed.
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- Harr, Rikard, 1975-, et al.
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Being virtually everywhere : An exploration of teachers' multitasking in a hybrid ecology of collaboration
- 2009
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Ingår i: Designing beyond the product. - Helsinki : Edita Prima Oy. - 9789513863395 ; , s. 307-314
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Collaboration mediated by digital technologies is typically considered an alternative to face-to-face collaboration. However, in real-life settings “virtual” and “physical” collaboration are often complementary, rather than mutually exclusive. This paper reports an empirical study of a hybrid physical/virtual ecology of collaboration at a senior high school in Sweden, a massively collaborative environment featuring different concurrently used groupware. The study focused on teachers’ collaborative multitasking, that is, management of multiple collaborative activities. The findings indicate that the use of groupware in the setting presented a significant challenge for the teachers, who experienced collaboration overload. To keep themselves updated on current developments in their teams and projects, the teachers developed a variety of strategies for monitoring several collaboration spaces and switching between different technologies. The identified problems and strategies of collaborative physical/virtual multitasking are discussed in relation to existing research and design of supportive technology.
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- Harr, Rikard, 1975-, et al.
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Unpacking the Social Dimension of External Interruptions
- 2007
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Ingår i: GROUP'07. - New York : ACM Press. - 9781595938459 ; , s. 399-408
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The paper systematically explores the social dimension of external interruptions of human activities. Interruptions and interruption handling are key issues in human-computer interaction (HCI) and computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) research. However, existing research has almost exclusively dealt with effects of interruptions on individual tasks. In this paper we call for expanding the scope of analysis by including the effect of interruptions on the social context. We identify four facets of the social “ripple effect” of interruptions: location, communication, collaboration, and interpersonal relation. We discuss the advantages of extending the notion of interruptions and its implications for future research.
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