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Affective experiences in the Home: measuring emotion

Authors: Dormann Claire

Abstract: Examples of home applications related to leisure activities and playful consumptions are interactive television programmes, recreational shopping or home music services. Such applications produce emotional experiences enjoyed for their own sake. A number of studies have shown the limitations of traditional evaluation methods like usability for affective applications. As few studies related to emotion assessment could be found in human-computer interaction we turn to the field of consumer behaviour to find appropriate methods. We review and discuss these methods within the framework of affective home applications. The field of consumer behaviour has also highlighted another important aspect related to emotion and affective applications: emotional characteristics of users. Individuals differ in their way of apprehending and reacting to emotions. As, it has some consequences for the evaluation of affective applications and user preferences, individual measures of emotion such as affect intensity are discussed.

The purpose of this paper is to facilitate the development of affective applications, by describing theories and studies relevant to the evaluation of these applications. We address here, one specific issue the assessment of emotions. In this way it is hoped that methods related to the evaluation of emotions will prove useful to researchers and practitioners interested in the development of affective applications.

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Pervasive Computing at Home

Authors: Jesus Favela, J.Antonio Garcia-Macias, Ana I. Martinez-Garcia and Christian Navarro

Abstract: The proliferation of different computing devices such as handhelds and wall-size whiteboards, as well as Internet-based distributed information systems are creating ubiquitous computing environments that provide constant access to information regardless of the user's location. Slowly, this technology is entering the home environment. In this paper we explore the uses of pervasive computer technology at home. In particular, we describe scenarios of use of the DoMo pervasive computing architecture. Interviews with potential users were conducted to validate the scenarios and propose new ones. Based on these results we propose an extension to DoMo to support context-aware messaging. The papers ends with a discussion of the design issues that need to be considered to support pervasive computing at home.

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Views of Home Design and Technology

Authors: Sanjoy Mazumdar

Abstract: Home is multifaceted multifunctional setting. Designers of homes have seen the home as a functional object providing shelter, as an object of beauty, and more. Each of these views has embedded in it notions of technology, though this has not always been made explicit. At the same time, those involved in designing and developing new technologies for the home have viewed the some in some special ways. There are many parallels between the ways designers of homes have viewed their task and the way designers of technologies have seen as their job. This paper provides a brief overview of the different ways scholars and practitioners have viewed the home. A few of the concepts covered include home as ritual space, home as symbolic space, and home as expressive space. Finally, views of technology include invisible technologies, visible technologies, unobtrusive, obtrusive, and obstructive technologies.