Tools for wellbeing-supportive design: features, characteristics, and prototypes
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Author(s)
Peters, Dorian
Ahmadpour, Naseem
Calvo, Rafael A
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
While research on wellbeing within Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is an active space, a gap between research and practice persists. To tackle this, we sought to identify the practical needs of designers in taking wellbeing research into practice. We report on 15 semi-structured interviews with designers from four continents, yielding insights into design tool use generally and requirements for wellbeing design tools specifically. We then present five resulting design tool concepts, two of which were further developed into prototypes and tested in a workshop with 34 interaction design and HCI professionals. Findings include seven desirable features and three desirable characteristics for wellbeing-supportive design tools, including that these tools should satisfy the need for proof, buy-in, and tangibility. We also provide clarity around the notion of design for wellbeing and why it must be distinguished from design for positive emotions.
Date Issued
2020-07-10
Date Acceptance
2020-07-06
Citation
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2020, 4 (3), pp.40-40
ISSN
2414-4088
Publisher
MDPI
Start Page
40
End Page
40
Journal / Book Title
Multimodal Technologies and Interaction
Volume
4
Issue
3
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access
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(CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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https://www.mdpi.com/2414-4088/4/3/40
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2020-07-10