TY - GEN
T1 - A longitudinal pilot study to evaluate non-visual icons in a mobile exertion application
AU - Qian, Huimin
AU - Kuber, Ravi
AU - Sears, Andrew
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper describes an evaluation of a mobile exertion application, developed to promote physical activity among adult users. To extend previous work, we aimed to identify changes in walking behavior over time, and to determine the efficacy of non-visual cues presented via the phone. Data was gathered using three methods: automated logging, participant-maintained diaries and interviews. Findings revealed that participants were able to respond most effectively to multimodal icons to modify their pace over a two week period. However, their preferences were noted to change depending on the situational context. The study has also highlighted the complexities associated with data collection techniques for mobile evaluations.
AB - This paper describes an evaluation of a mobile exertion application, developed to promote physical activity among adult users. To extend previous work, we aimed to identify changes in walking behavior over time, and to determine the efficacy of non-visual cues presented via the phone. Data was gathered using three methods: automated logging, participant-maintained diaries and interviews. Findings revealed that participants were able to respond most effectively to multimodal icons to modify their pace over a two week period. However, their preferences were noted to change depending on the situational context. The study has also highlighted the complexities associated with data collection techniques for mobile evaluations.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-23768-3_57
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-23768-3_57
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80052812441
SN - 9783642237676
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 458
EP - 461
BT - Human-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2011 - 13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Proceedings
T2 - 13th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2011
Y2 - 5 September 2011 through 9 September 2011
ER -