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What If Your Car Would Care? Exploring Use Cases For Affective Automotive User Interfaces
In this paper we present use cases for affective user interfaces (UIs) in
cars and how they are perceived by potential users in China and Germany.
Emotion-aware interaction is enabled by the improvement of ubiquitous sensing
methods and provides potential benefits for both traffic safety and personal
well-being. To promote the adoption of affective interaction at an
international scale, we developed 20 mobile in-car use cases through an
inter-cultural design approach and evaluated them with 65 drivers in Germany
and China. Our data shows perceived benefits in specific areas of pragmatic
quality as well as cultural differences, especially for socially interactive
use cases. We also discuss general implications for future affective automotive
UI. Our results provide a perspective on cultural peculiarities and a concrete
starting point for practitioners and researchers working on emotion-aware
interfaces
Affective automotive user interfaces
Technological progress in the fields of ubiquitous sensing and machine learning has been fueling the development of user-aware human-computer interaction in recent years. Especially natural user interfaces, like digital voice assistants, can benefit from understanding their users in order to provide a more naturalistic experience. Such systems can, for example, detect the emotional state of users and accordingly act in an empathic way. One major research field working on this topic is Affective Computing, where psycho-physiological measures, speech input, and facial expressions are used to sense human emotions.
Affective data allows natural user interfaces to respond to emotions, providing promising perspectives not only for user experience design but also for safety aspects. In automotive environments, informed estimations of the driverâs state can potentially avoid dangerous errors and evoking positive emotions can improve the experience of driving.
This dissertation explores Affective Automotive User Interfaces using two basic interaction paradigms: firstly, emotion regulation systems react to the current emotional state of the user based on live sensing data, allowing for quick interventions. Secondly, emotional interaction synthesizes experiences which resonate with the user on an emotional level. The constituted goals of these two interaction approaches are the promotion of safe behavior and an improvement of user experience.
Promoting safe behavior through emotion regulation: Systems which detect and react to the driverâs state are expected to have great potential for improving road safety. This work presents a model and methods needed to investigate such systems and an exploration of several approaches to keep the driver in a safe state. The presented methods include techniques to induce emotions and to sample the emotional state of drivers. Three driving simulator studies investigate the impacts of emotionaware interventions in the form of implicit cues, visual mirroring and empathic speech synthesis. We envision emotion-awareness as a safety feature which can detect if a driver is unfit or in need of support, based on the propagation of robust emotion detection technology.
Improving user experience with emotional interaction: Emotional perception is an essential part of user experience. This thesis entails methods to build emotional experiences derived from a variety of lab and simulator studies, expert feedback, car-storming sessions and design thinking workshops. Systems capable of adapting to the userâs preferences and traits in order to create an emotionally satisfactory user experience do not require the input of emotion detection. They rather create value through general knowledge about the user by adapting the output they generate. During this research, cultural and generational influences became evident, which have to be considered when implementing affective automotive user interfaces in future cars.
We argue that the future of user-aware interaction lies in adapting not only to the driverâs preferences and settings but also to their current state. This paves the way for the regulation of safe behavior, especially in safety-critical environments like cars, and an improvement of the driving experience.Aktuelle Fortschritte in den Bereichen des Machine Learning und Ubiquitous Computing ermöglichen es heute adaptive Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen zu realisieren. Vor allem natuÌrliche Interaktion, wie wir sie von Sprachassistenten kennen, profitiert von einem verbesserten VerstĂ€ndnis des Nutzerverhaltens. Zum Beispiel kann ein Assistent mit Informationen uÌber den emotionalen Zustand des Nutzers natuÌrlicher interagieren, vielleicht sogar Empathie zeigen. Affective Computing ist das damit verbundene Forschungsfeld, das sich damit beschĂ€ftigt menschliche Emotionen durch Beobachtung von physiologischen Daten, Sprache und Mimik zu erkennen.
Dabei ermöglicht Emotionserkennung natuÌrliche Interaktion auf Basis des Fahrer/innenzustands, was nicht nur vielversprechend in Bezug auf die Gestaltung des Nutzerelebnisses klingt, sondern auch Anwendungen im Bereich der Verkehrssicherheit hat. Ein Einsatz im Fahrkontext könnte so vermeidbare UnfĂ€lle verringern und gleichzeitig Fahrer durch emotionale Interaktion begeistern.
Diese Dissertation beleuchtet Affective Automotive User Interfaces â zu Deutsch in etwa Emotionsadaptive Benutzerschnittstellen im Fahrzeug â auf Basis zweier inhaltlicher SĂ€ulen: erstens benutzen wir AnsĂ€tze zur Emotionsregulierung, um im Falle gefĂ€hrlicher FahrerzustĂ€nde einzugreifen. Zweitens erzeugen wir emotional aufgeladene Interaktionen, um das Nutzererlebnis zu verbessern.
Erhöhte Sicherheit durch Emotionsregulierung: Emotionsadaptiven Systemen wird ein groĂes Potenzial zur Verbesserung der Verkehrssicherheit zugeschrieben. Wir stellen ein Modell und Methoden vor, die zur Untersuchung solcher Systeme benötigt werden und erforschen AnsĂ€tze, die dazu dienen Fahrer in einer GefuÌhlslage zu halten, die sicheres Handeln erlaubt. Die vorgestellten Methoden beinhalten AnsĂ€tze zur Emotionsinduktion und -erkennung, sowie drei Fahrsimulatorstudien zur Beeinflussung von Fahrern durch indirekte Reize, Spiegeln von Emotionen und empathischer Sprachinteraktion. Emotionsadaptive Sicherheitssysteme können in Zukunft beeintrĂ€chtigten Fahrern UnterstuÌtzung leisten und so den Verkehr sicherer machen, vorausgesetzt die technischen Grundlagen der Emotionserkennung gewinnen an Reife.
Verbesserung des Nutzererlebnisses durch emotionale Interaktion: Emotionen tragen einen groĂen Teil zum Nutzerlebnis bei, darum ist es nur sinnvoll den zweiten Fokuspunkt dieser Arbeit auf systeminitiierte emotionale Interaktion zu legen.Wir stellen die Ergebnisse nutzerzentrierter Ideenfindung und mehrer Evaluationsstudien der resultierenden Systeme vor. Um sich den Vorlieben und Eigenschaften von Nutzern anzupassen wird nicht zwingend Emotionserkennung benötigt. Der Mehrwert solcher Systeme besteht vielmehr darin, auf Basis verfuÌgbarer Verhaltensdaten ein emotional anspruchsvolles Erlebnis zu ermöglichen. In unserer Arbeit stoĂen wir auĂerdem auf kulturelle und demografische EinfluÌsse, die es bei der Gestaltung von emotionsadaptiven Nutzerschnittstellen zu beachten gibt.
Wir sehen die Zukunft nutzeradaptiver Interaktion im Fahrzeug nicht in einer rein verhaltensbasierten Anpassung, sondern erwarten ebenso emotionsbezogene Innovationen. Dadurch können zukuÌnftige Systeme sicherheitsrelevantes Verhalten regulieren und gleichzeitig das Fortbestehen der Freude am Fahren ermöglichen
Affective automotive user interfaces
Technological progress in the fields of ubiquitous sensing and machine learning has been fueling the development of user-aware human-computer interaction in recent years. Especially natural user interfaces, like digital voice assistants, can benefit from understanding their users in order to provide a more naturalistic experience. Such systems can, for example, detect the emotional state of users and accordingly act in an empathic way. One major research field working on this topic is Affective Computing, where psycho-physiological measures, speech input, and facial expressions are used to sense human emotions.
Affective data allows natural user interfaces to respond to emotions, providing promising perspectives not only for user experience design but also for safety aspects. In automotive environments, informed estimations of the driverâs state can potentially avoid dangerous errors and evoking positive emotions can improve the experience of driving.
This dissertation explores Affective Automotive User Interfaces using two basic interaction paradigms: firstly, emotion regulation systems react to the current emotional state of the user based on live sensing data, allowing for quick interventions. Secondly, emotional interaction synthesizes experiences which resonate with the user on an emotional level. The constituted goals of these two interaction approaches are the promotion of safe behavior and an improvement of user experience.
Promoting safe behavior through emotion regulation: Systems which detect and react to the driverâs state are expected to have great potential for improving road safety. This work presents a model and methods needed to investigate such systems and an exploration of several approaches to keep the driver in a safe state. The presented methods include techniques to induce emotions and to sample the emotional state of drivers. Three driving simulator studies investigate the impacts of emotionaware interventions in the form of implicit cues, visual mirroring and empathic speech synthesis. We envision emotion-awareness as a safety feature which can detect if a driver is unfit or in need of support, based on the propagation of robust emotion detection technology.
Improving user experience with emotional interaction: Emotional perception is an essential part of user experience. This thesis entails methods to build emotional experiences derived from a variety of lab and simulator studies, expert feedback, car-storming sessions and design thinking workshops. Systems capable of adapting to the userâs preferences and traits in order to create an emotionally satisfactory user experience do not require the input of emotion detection. They rather create value through general knowledge about the user by adapting the output they generate. During this research, cultural and generational influences became evident, which have to be considered when implementing affective automotive user interfaces in future cars.
We argue that the future of user-aware interaction lies in adapting not only to the driverâs preferences and settings but also to their current state. This paves the way for the regulation of safe behavior, especially in safety-critical environments like cars, and an improvement of the driving experience.Aktuelle Fortschritte in den Bereichen des Machine Learning und Ubiquitous Computing ermöglichen es heute adaptive Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstellen zu realisieren. Vor allem natuÌrliche Interaktion, wie wir sie von Sprachassistenten kennen, profitiert von einem verbesserten VerstĂ€ndnis des Nutzerverhaltens. Zum Beispiel kann ein Assistent mit Informationen uÌber den emotionalen Zustand des Nutzers natuÌrlicher interagieren, vielleicht sogar Empathie zeigen. Affective Computing ist das damit verbundene Forschungsfeld, das sich damit beschĂ€ftigt menschliche Emotionen durch Beobachtung von physiologischen Daten, Sprache und Mimik zu erkennen.
Dabei ermöglicht Emotionserkennung natuÌrliche Interaktion auf Basis des Fahrer/innenzustands, was nicht nur vielversprechend in Bezug auf die Gestaltung des Nutzerelebnisses klingt, sondern auch Anwendungen im Bereich der Verkehrssicherheit hat. Ein Einsatz im Fahrkontext könnte so vermeidbare UnfĂ€lle verringern und gleichzeitig Fahrer durch emotionale Interaktion begeistern.
Diese Dissertation beleuchtet Affective Automotive User Interfaces â zu Deutsch in etwa Emotionsadaptive Benutzerschnittstellen im Fahrzeug â auf Basis zweier inhaltlicher SĂ€ulen: erstens benutzen wir AnsĂ€tze zur Emotionsregulierung, um im Falle gefĂ€hrlicher FahrerzustĂ€nde einzugreifen. Zweitens erzeugen wir emotional aufgeladene Interaktionen, um das Nutzererlebnis zu verbessern.
Erhöhte Sicherheit durch Emotionsregulierung: Emotionsadaptiven Systemen wird ein groĂes Potenzial zur Verbesserung der Verkehrssicherheit zugeschrieben. Wir stellen ein Modell und Methoden vor, die zur Untersuchung solcher Systeme benötigt werden und erforschen AnsĂ€tze, die dazu dienen Fahrer in einer GefuÌhlslage zu halten, die sicheres Handeln erlaubt. Die vorgestellten Methoden beinhalten AnsĂ€tze zur Emotionsinduktion und -erkennung, sowie drei Fahrsimulatorstudien zur Beeinflussung von Fahrern durch indirekte Reize, Spiegeln von Emotionen und empathischer Sprachinteraktion. Emotionsadaptive Sicherheitssysteme können in Zukunft beeintrĂ€chtigten Fahrern UnterstuÌtzung leisten und so den Verkehr sicherer machen, vorausgesetzt die technischen Grundlagen der Emotionserkennung gewinnen an Reife.
Verbesserung des Nutzererlebnisses durch emotionale Interaktion: Emotionen tragen einen groĂen Teil zum Nutzerlebnis bei, darum ist es nur sinnvoll den zweiten Fokuspunkt dieser Arbeit auf systeminitiierte emotionale Interaktion zu legen.Wir stellen die Ergebnisse nutzerzentrierter Ideenfindung und mehrer Evaluationsstudien der resultierenden Systeme vor. Um sich den Vorlieben und Eigenschaften von Nutzern anzupassen wird nicht zwingend Emotionserkennung benötigt. Der Mehrwert solcher Systeme besteht vielmehr darin, auf Basis verfuÌgbarer Verhaltensdaten ein emotional anspruchsvolles Erlebnis zu ermöglichen. In unserer Arbeit stoĂen wir auĂerdem auf kulturelle und demografische EinfluÌsse, die es bei der Gestaltung von emotionsadaptiven Nutzerschnittstellen zu beachten gibt.
Wir sehen die Zukunft nutzeradaptiver Interaktion im Fahrzeug nicht in einer rein verhaltensbasierten Anpassung, sondern erwarten ebenso emotionsbezogene Innovationen. Dadurch können zukuÌnftige Systeme sicherheitsrelevantes Verhalten regulieren und gleichzeitig das Fortbestehen der Freude am Fahren ermöglichen
Transdisciplinarity seen through Information, Communication, Computation, (Inter-)Action and Cognition
Similar to oil that acted as a basic raw material and key driving force of
industrial society, information acts as a raw material and principal mover of
knowledge society in the knowledge production, propagation and application. New
developments in information processing and information communication
technologies allow increasingly complex and accurate descriptions,
representations and models, which are often multi-parameter, multi-perspective,
multi-level and multidimensional. This leads to the necessity of collaborative
work between different domains with corresponding specialist competences,
sciences and research traditions. We present several major transdisciplinary
unification projects for information and knowledge, which proceed on the
descriptive, logical and the level of generative mechanisms. Parallel process
of boundary crossing and transdisciplinary activity is going on in the applied
domains. Technological artifacts are becoming increasingly complex and their
design is strongly user-centered, which brings in not only the function and
various technological qualities but also other aspects including esthetic, user
experience, ethics and sustainability with social and environmental dimensions.
When integrating knowledge from a variety of fields, with contributions from
different groups of stakeholders, numerous challenges are met in establishing
common view and common course of action. In this context, information is our
environment, and informational ecology determines both epistemology and spaces
for action. We present some insights into the current state of the art of
transdisciplinary theory and practice of information studies and informatics.
We depict different facets of transdisciplinarity as we see it from our
different research fields that include information studies, computability,
human-computer interaction, multi-operating-systems environments and
philosophy.Comment: Chapter in a forthcoming book: Information Studies and the Quest for
Transdisciplinarity - Forthcoming book in World Scientific. Mark Burgin and
Wolfgang Hofkirchner, Editor
Sustainability in design: now! Challenges and opportunities for design research, education and practice in the XXI century
Copyright @ 2010 Greenleaf PublicationsLeNS project funded by the Asia Link Programme, EuropeAid, European Commission
Design and semantics of form and movement (DeSForM 2006)
Design and Semantics of Form and Movement (DeSForM) grew from applied research exploring emerging design methods and practices to support new generation product and interface design. The products and interfaces are concerned with: the context of ubiquitous computing and ambient technologies and the need for greater empathy in the pre-programmed behaviour of the âmachinesâ that populate our lives. Such explorative research in the CfDR has been led by Young, supported by Kyffin, Visiting Professor from Philips Design and sponsored by Philips Design over a period of four years (research funding ÂŁ87k). DeSForM1 was the first of a series of three conferences that enable the presentation and debate of international work within this field: âą 1st European conference on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement (DeSForM1), Baltic, Gateshead, 2005, Feijs L., Kyffin S. & Young R.A. eds. âą 2nd European conference on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement (DeSForM2), Evoluon, Eindhoven, 2006, Feijs L., Kyffin S. & Young R.A. eds. âą 3rd European conference on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement (DeSForM3), New Design School Building, Newcastle, 2007, Feijs L., Kyffin S. & Young R.A. eds. Philips sponsorship of practice-based enquiry led to research by three teams of research students over three years and on-going sponsorship of research through the Northumbria University Design and Innovation Laboratory (nuDIL). Young has been invited on the steering panel of the UK Thinking Digital Conference concerning the latest developments in digital and media technologies. Informed by this research is the work of PhD student Yukie Nakano who examines new technologies in relation to eco-design textiles
ICS Materials. Towards a re-Interpretation of material qualities through interactive, connected, and smart materials.
The domain of materials for design is changing under the influence of an increased technological
advancement, miniaturization and democratization. Materials are becoming connected,
augmented, computational, interactive, active, responsive, and dynamic. These are ICS
Materials, an acronym that stands for Interactive, Connected and Smart. While labs around the
world are experimenting with these new materials, there is the need to reflect on their
potentials and impact on design. This paper is a first step in this direction: to interpret and
describe the qualities of ICS materials, considering their experiential pattern, their expressive sensorial dimension, and their aesthetic of interaction. Through case studies, we analyse and classify these emerging ICS Materials and identified common characteristics, and challenges, e.g. the ability to change over time or their programmability by the designers and users. On that basis, we argue there is the need to reframe and redesign existing models to describe ICS materials, making their qualities emerge
London Creative and Digital Fusion
date-added: 2015-03-24 04:16:59 +0000 date-modified: 2015-03-24 04:16:59 +0000date-added: 2015-03-24 04:16:59 +0000 date-modified: 2015-03-24 04:16:59 +0000The London Creative and Digital Fusion programme of interactive, tailored and in-depth support was designed to support the UK capitalâs creative and digital companies to collaborate, innovate and grow. London is a globally recognised hub for technology, design and creative genius. While many cities around the world can claim to be hubs for technology entrepreneurship, Londonâs distinctive potential lies in the successful fusion of world-leading technology with world-leading design and creativity. As innovation thrives at the edge, where better to innovate than across the boundaries of these two clusters and cultures? This booklet tells the story of Fusionâs innovation journey, its partners and its unique business support. Most importantly of all it tells stories of companies that, having worked with London Fusion, have innovated and grown. We hope that it will inspire others to follow and build on our beginnings.European Regional Development Fund 2007-13
Design and semantics of form and movement : DeSForM 2007
A strong theme that has emerged in our previous two conferences in the importance of narrative to the process of generating, developing and communicating new modalities of interaction between people, things and environments. Our researches have identified aspects of importance in the design and have begun to establish orders of, priority of approach and representation for these aspects as components of interaction. We have begun to grapple with the growth in the complexity of the interaction design process for truly âanimatedâ functionality in products, especially where this manifests itself as apparent behavioural characteristics resident in or portrayed by products. The findings and experience of researchers is that this increase in complexity is likely to be exponential compared to the rigours relating to the resolution of static physical product configuration or even system operated product with screen based interfaces. The emerging sense is that narrative in the process is essential to bring meaning and to âtouchâ our humanity or connect with human experience. âThe science of the artificial in conversation with the poetics of human experienceâ! Through this conference we will once again engage in presentations, debate and demonstrations on these issues. In this respect we, the conference co-chairs, have sought to bring together researchers from academia, industry and professional design practice and related disciplines connected with interactive product service and system development to share our latest thinking in the field, to asses its outcomes and to identify further research questions, opportunities and territories for future investigation and exploration
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