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Using personal informatics to motivate physical activity: could we be doing it wrong?

Year: 2012

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The global level of obesity and overweight is on the increase. Personal informatics tools which assist users to collect and view information on their behaviours and habits could help to reverse this trend by making users more aware of their daily level of physical activity. Most tools available use high-complexity high- engagement interfaces to convey this information. We argue that simpler interfaces may be more suitable for users who are not highly motivated to undertake physical activity. We discuss our recent work in designing and evaluating such an interface.

Source: eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania)

Authors: Patrick Burns, Christopher Lueg, Shlomo Berkovsky

Institutions: University of Tasmania, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Information and Communication Technologies Centre

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Human-Technology Interaction

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: Australian Government, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, University of Tasmania

OpenAlex ID: W2265035370

FWCI: 1.057

Cites: 7

Cited by: 7

Related to: 10