Indoor temperature awareness using an Ambient Information Display - a semi-longitudinal study of one household

13 pages•Published: May 10, 2018

Björn Hedin, Victor Larsson and Henrik Artman

Abstract

This paper explores the use of an Ambient Information Display (AID) to visualize indoor temperature, in order to promote behavior change through reflection and discussion. A prototype system was built using Philips Hue, a personal wireless LED lighting system, to visualize indoor temperature with colors, and an unused smartphone as temperature sensor. A household with a family of five was used as test environment. The design process underwent two major design iterations focusing on the visualization and its impact on the family’s everyday perception of the indoor temperature, and the reflective processes this triggered. After three months of usage, late December to late March, the system was evaluated thoroughly. The awareness of the indoor temperature had been increased with the use of the system, where the AID had served as a trigger for discussions.

Keyphrases: ambient information display, persuasive services, sustainable hci, technology enhanced learning

In: Birgit Penzenstadler, Steve Easterbrook, Colin Venters and Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed (editors). ICT4S2018. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability, vol 52, pages 112-124.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/bTt5
	https://doi.org/10.29007/8qd6

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ICT4S2018:Indoor_temperature_awareness_using,
  author    = {Björn Hedin and Victor Larsson and Henrik Artman},
  title     = {Indoor temperature awareness using an Ambient Information Display - a semi-longitudinal study of one household},
  booktitle = {ICT4S2018. 5th International Conference on Information and Communication Technology for Sustainability},
  editor    = {Birgit Penzenstadler and Steve Easterbrook and Colin Venters and Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Computing},
  volume    = {52},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-7340},
  url       = {/publications/paper/bTt5},
  doi       = {10.29007/8qd6},
  pages     = {112-124},
  year      = {2018}}

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