Abstract
| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Pages | 715-724 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 5 May 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems: CHI 2012 - Austin, United States Duration: 5 May 2012 → 10 May 2012 |
Conference
| Conference | SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Austin |
| Period | 5/05/12 → 10/05/12 |
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Keywords
- thermal feedback
- mobile interaction
- environment
- temperature
- humidity
- ambient
- non-visual feedback
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"Baby it's cold outside" : the influence of ambient temperature and humidity on thermal feedback. / Halvey, Martin; Wilson, Graham; Brewster, Stephen A.; Hughes, Stephen A.
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. New York, 2012. p. 715-724.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book
TY - GEN
T1 - "Baby it's cold outside"
T2 - the influence of ambient temperature and humidity on thermal feedback
AU - Halvey, Martin
AU - Wilson, Graham
AU - Brewster, Stephen A.
AU - Hughes, Stephen A.
PY - 2012/5/5
Y1 - 2012/5/5
N2 - Thermal feedback is a new area of research in HCI and, as such, there has been very little investigation of the impact of environmental factors on its use for interaction. To address this shortcoming we conducted an experiment to investigate how ambient temperature and humidity could affect the usability of thermal feedback. If environmental conditions affect perception significantly, then it may not be suitable for mobile interactions. Evaluations were conducted outdoors in varying environmental conditions over a period of 5 months. Results showed that the ambient temperature has a significant impact on people's ability to detect stimuli and also their perception of these stimuli. Humidity has a negligible effect for most humidity values. Despite this, previous thermal feedback design recommendations still hold in varying temperatures and humidities showing that thermal feedback is a useful tool for mobile interaction.
AB - Thermal feedback is a new area of research in HCI and, as such, there has been very little investigation of the impact of environmental factors on its use for interaction. To address this shortcoming we conducted an experiment to investigate how ambient temperature and humidity could affect the usability of thermal feedback. If environmental conditions affect perception significantly, then it may not be suitable for mobile interactions. Evaluations were conducted outdoors in varying environmental conditions over a period of 5 months. Results showed that the ambient temperature has a significant impact on people's ability to detect stimuli and also their perception of these stimuli. Humidity has a negligible effect for most humidity values. Despite this, previous thermal feedback design recommendations still hold in varying temperatures and humidities showing that thermal feedback is a useful tool for mobile interaction.
KW - thermal feedback
KW - mobile interaction
KW - environment
KW - temperature
KW - humidity
KW - ambient
KW - non-visual feedback
UR - http://dl.acm.org/dl.cfm?CFID=980973992&CFTOKEN=79383833
U2 - 10.1145/2207676.2207779
DO - 10.1145/2207676.2207779
M3 - Conference contribution book
SN - 9781450310154
SP - 715
EP - 724
BT - Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CY - New York
ER -