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Sirera, Judith
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Sirera, J. & Velloso, E. (2021). Designing a Tangible Device for Re-Framing Unproductivity. In: Ardito, C Lanzilotti, R Malizia, A Petrie, H Piccinno, A Desolda, G Inkpen, K (Ed.), HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, INTERACT 2021, PT IV: . Paper presented at 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT), AUG 30-SEP 03, 2021, Bari, ITALY (pp. 525-545). Springer Nature, 12935
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2021 (English)In: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION, INTERACT 2021, PT IV / [ed] Ardito, C Lanzilotti, R Malizia, A Petrie, H Piccinno, A Desolda, G Inkpen, K, Springer Nature , 2021, Vol. 12935, p. 525-545Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

We report on the design of a tangible device for encouraging the acceptance of unproductive time on office workers. We first conducted interviews for a better understanding of the subjective experience of productivity. We found that while the idea of being productive can evoke positive feelings of satisfaction, dealing with unproductive time can be a struggle, negatively affecting people's moods and self-esteem. These findings guided the design and implementation of RU, a tangible device for reflecting on self-care time. Our prototype offers a physical representation of the mainstream productivity mindset and plays with the idea of connecting and charging energy to encourage the user to experience the time considered unproductive as self-care. In a second study, participants used the device for 5 days and our results suggest that the device motivates reflection on activities beyond work and increases awareness of the importance of taking time for self-care.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer Nature, 2021
Series
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, ISSN 0302-9743
Keywords
Tangible User Interface, TUI, Research through design, Productivity, Self-care, Self-awareness, Interaction design, Tools
National Category
Human Computer Interaction
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-303780 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-85610-6_29 (DOI)000697356900029 ()2-s2.0-85115253096 (Scopus ID)
Conference
18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT), AUG 30-SEP 03, 2021, Bari, ITALY
Note

Part of proceedings: ISBN 978-3-030-85610-6, QC 20230117

Available from: 2021-10-22 Created: 2021-10-22 Last updated: 2023-01-17Bibliographically approved
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