Abstract
Numerous studies have tracked people's everyday use of digital devices, but without consideration of how such data might be of personal interest to the user. We have developed a personal tracking application that enables users to automatically monitor their 'screen time' on mobile devices (iOS and Android) and computers (Mac and Windows). The application interface enables users to combine screen time data from multiple devices. We trialled the application for 28+ days with 21 users, collecting log data and interviewing each user. We found that there is interest in personal tracking in this area, but that the study participants were less interested in quantifying their overall screen time than in gaining data about their use of specific devices and applications. We found that personal tracking of device use is desirable for goals including: increasing productivity, disciplining device use, and cutting down on use.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI '16 Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Publisher | ACM |
Pages | 284-296 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450333627 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 May 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 34th Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016 - San Jose, United States Duration: 7 May 2016 → 12 May 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 34th Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Jose |
Period | 7/05/16 → 12/05/16 |
Keywords
- Design
- Lived informatics
- Multi-device use
- Personal tracking
- Qualitative interviews
- Software trial