Towards a new measurement language for self-knowledge in personal-informatics

Maria A. García-Corretjer, Sergi Navarro-Aubanell, David Miralles

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Abstract

This paper proposes a new tool of measurement for Self-Knowledge and monitoring of health. The presented concept leverages on people's self-reflection, empathetic interactions with smart objects, and HCI applications to reach transformative insight and Self-Knowledge. The particular emphasis is on evaluating needed variables within the processes of Personal-Informatics, Self-Reflection, and Realizing Empathy found as gaps in fields contributing to Self-Tracking and analysis. After those variables were translated into designed, interactive, smart behaviors, tests were done to verify their initial effectiveness a new method for visualizing and understanding one's own data measurement, encouraging the person to Self-Reflect. The concept is contextualized within a dieting or body regime experience.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2017
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages382-385
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450363631
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 May 2017
Event11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2017 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 23 May 201726 May 2017

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2017
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period23/05/1726/05/17

Keywords

  • Empathy
  • HCI
  • Self-Reflection
  • Tracking Device
  • Visual and Tangible Interface

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