Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback

Tylar Murray; Delquawn Hardy; Donna Spruijt-Metz; Eric Hekler; Andrew Raij

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39241-2_47

Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback

Tylar Murray, Delquawn Hardy, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Eric Hekler, Andrew Raij

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Abstract

The combination of inexpensive wearable sensors, powerful mobile phones, and always-connected cloud computing are enabling new, real-time feedback and coaching via mobile technologies. This paper explores the use of avatars - digital representations of the self - as an ideal user interface for mobile health application. Specifically, a justification for using avatars is provided, both based on empirical studies and the psychology of human body interpretation. We then provide an organized, theoretical description of how an avatar's traits (appearance, behavior, and virtual environment) can be manipulated to convey specific health-related behavior change messages.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Design, User Experience, and Usability
Subtitle of host publication	Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience - Second Int. Conference, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	424-434
Number of pages	11
Edition	PART 2
ISBN (Print)	9783642392405
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39241-2_47
State	Published - 2013
Event	2nd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI Int. 2013 - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: Jul 21 2013 → Jul 26 2013

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Number	PART 2
Volume	8013 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Other

Other	2nd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI Int. 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas, NV
Period	7/21/13 → 7/26/13

Keywords

Proteus Effect
avatars
development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Murray, T., Hardy, D., Spruijt-Metz, D., Hekler, E., & Raij, A. (2013). Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback. In Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience - Second Int. Conference, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings (PART 2 ed., pp. 424-434). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8013 LNCS, No. PART 2). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39241-2_47

Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback. / Murray, Tylar; Hardy, Delquawn; Spruijt-Metz, Donna et al.
Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience - Second Int. Conference, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings. PART 2. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. p. 424-434 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8013 LNCS, No. PART 2).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Murray, T, Hardy, D, Spruijt-Metz, D, Hekler, E & Raij, A 2013, Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback. in Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience - Second Int. Conference, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings. PART 2 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), no. PART 2, vol. 8013 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 424-434, 2nd International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of 15th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI Int. 2013, Las Vegas, NV, United States, 7/21/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39241-2_47

Murray T, Hardy D, Spruijt-Metz D, Hekler E, Raij A. Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback. In Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience - Second Int. Conference, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings. PART 2 ed. Springer Verlag. 2013. p. 424-434. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 2). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-39241-2_47

Murray, Tylar ; Hardy, Delquawn ; Spruijt-Metz, Donna et al. / Avatar interfaces for biobehavioral feedback. Design, User Experience, and Usability: Health, Learning, Playing, Cultural, and Cross-Cultural User Experience - Second Int. Conference, DUXU 2013, Held as Part of HCI Int. 2013, Proceedings. PART 2. ed. Springer Verlag, 2013. pp. 424-434 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); PART 2).

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