BibTex
@inproceedings{Huang:2016:10.20380/GI2016.03,
author = {Huang, Dandan and Tory, Melanie and Bartram, Lyn},
title = {A Field Study of On-Calendar Visualizations},
booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2016},
series = {GI 2016},
year = {2016},
issn = {0713-5424},
isbn = {978-0-9947868-1-4},
location = {Victoria, British Columbia, Canada},
pages = {13--20},
numpages = {8},
doi = {10.20380/GI2016.03},
publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society / Soci{\'e}t{\'e} canadienne du dialogue humain-machine},
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Abstract
Feedback tools help people to monitor information about themselves to improve their health, sustainability practices, or personal well-being. Yet reasoning about personal data (e.g., pedometer counts, blood pressure readings, or home electricity consumption) to gain a deep understanding of your current practices and how to change can be challenging with the data alone. We integrate quantitative feedback data within a personal digital calendar; this approach aims to make the feedback data readily accessible and more comprehensible. We report on an eight-week field study of an on-calendar visualization tool. Results showed that a personal calendar can provide rich context for people to reason about their feedback data. The on-calendar visualization enabled people to quickly identify and reason about regular patterns and anomalies. Based on our results, we also derived a model of the behavior feedback process that extends existing technology adoption models. With that, we reflected on potential barriers for the ongoing use of feedback tools.