Dis/immersion in mindfulness meditation with a wandering voice assistant
Dis/immersion in mindfulness meditation with a wandering voice assistant
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通过徘徊的语音助手让您沉浸在正念冥想中
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10.1145/3544549.3585627
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2023
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Katie Seaborn
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作者：
Bonhee Ku;Tatsuya Itagaki;Katie Seaborn
正念冥想是帮助人们管理压力的有效方法。智能扬声器、智能手机和智能环境中基于语音的虚拟助理(VAS)可以通过引导体验帮助人们进行正念冥想。然而，VAS的常见固定位置体现使其难以提供直观的支持。在这项工作中，我们探索了与用户同处一处并与任务一起“移动”的“流浪声音”的新颖体现。我们开发了一种嵌入瑜伽垫的多扬声器VA，它可以根据冥想体验改变身体的位置。我们在两个会话中进行了定性的用户研究，将典型的固定智能扬声器与漫游的VA化身进行了比较。从对12个人的采访中得到的详细描述显示，有时同时有沉浸和非沉浸的经历。我们为“游荡的声音”提供了设计启示，并为VA具体化提供了一种新的范式，可以扩展到其他情境中的指导任务。
Mindfulness meditation is a validated means of helping people manage stress. Voice-based virtual assistants (VAs) in smart speakers, smartphones, and smart environments can assist people in carrying out mindfulness meditation through guided experiences. However, the common fixed location embodiment of VAs makes it difficult to provide intuitive support. In this work, we explored the novel embodiment of a "wandering voice" that is co-located with the user and “moves” with the task. We developed a multi-speaker VA embedded in a yoga mat that changes location along the body according to the meditation experience. We conducted a qualitative user study in two sessions, comparing a typical fixed smart speaker to the wandering VA embodiment. Thick descriptions from interviews with twelve people revealed sometimes simultaneous experiences of immersion and dis-immersion. We offer design implications for "wandering voices" and a new paradigm for VA embodiment that may extend to guidance tasks in other contexts.