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, 2017
EditorsNuria Oliver, Mary Czerwinski
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages382-385
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781450363631
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event11th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2017 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 23 May 201726 May 2017

Publication series

NamePervasiveHealth: Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
ISSN (Print)2153-1633

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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