HCC: Small: Supporting Self-Awareness in Everyday Data Consumers Through Appropriate Interactive Visualizations

我们生活在一个信息的黄金时代，计算和传感技术收集和生成海量数据，互联网设施、数据存储和大众操作。人们越来越感兴趣的是如何将这些数据提供给消费者，以提高他们对生活某些方面的认识。这个项目调查了使用始终在线的交互显示器(很像墙上的时钟)来支持意识，特别关注对家庭能源消耗的意识。目标是确定如何设计这种显示器，并将其有效地整合到家庭生活的结构中，以支持对能源消耗习惯的认识。研究人员将调查将反馈设备整合到家庭中的几个重要方面，包括：*美学和实用性之间的权衡*数据隐私考虑*此类设备对家庭例行公事的影响，反之亦然*在多人居住的家庭中支持动机和系统采用这些问题可以通过研究真实家庭中的真人来最有效地解决。因此，研究人员将采用以用户为中心的方法，通过实地调查和在真实住宅中长期部署设计来启发、告知和评估设计。该项目的成果将不仅适用于能源消耗意识，而且更广泛地适用于数据反馈和反思可能促进个人意识的其他领域。例如，支持对健身和营养习惯的认识或对日常生活活动(药物、睡眠、饮食等)的反馈。为老年人养老就位。

We are living in a golden age of information where computing and sensing technology collect and generate tremendous amounts of data and the Internet facilities data storage and manipulation by the masses. A growing area of interest is how to provide this data back to the consumer to improve awareness of some aspect of his/her life. This project investigates the use of always-on interactive displays (much like a wall clock) to support awareness with a particular focus on awareness of energy consumption in the home. The goal is to identify how such displays can be designed and effectively integrated into the fabric of home life to support awareness of energy consumption habits. Researchers will investigate several important aspects of integrating feedback devices into the home, including: * The tradeoffs between aesthetics and utility * Data privacy considerations* The effect of such devices on home routines and vice versa* Supporting motivation and system adoption in a multi-inhabitant home These issues are most effectively addressed by studying real people in real households. Thus, researchers will undertake user-centered methods to inspire, inform, and evaluate designs through fieldwork and long-term deployments of designs in real homes. The results of this project will apply to not only energy consumption awareness, but more broadly to other areas where data feedback and reflection may promote personal awareness. Examples include supporting awareness of fitness and nutrition habits or feedback of activities of everyday life (medicating, sleeping, eating, etc.) for the elderly aging in place.