Author(s): Nisi, Valentina ; Nunes, Nuno Jardim ; Quintal, Filipe ; Barreto, Mary
Date: 2013
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/4510
Origin: DigitUMa - Repositório da Universidade da Madeira
Subject(s): Sustainability; Eco-feedback; Digital art; Emotional attachment; .; Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão; Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia
In this paper we present the challenges exposed during the designing, implementing and assessment of a novel eco feedback system resulting from the intersection of human computer interaction (HCI), and Digital Art. We explore how a digital art mode of inquiry can contribute to expose existing challenges in eco-feedback technology. Our new art inspired eco-feedback visualization, maps electricity consumption to effects on natural elements of the local natural landscape. The feedback was piloted with eight local families for four weeks. Reactions of the users were assessed through interviews and quantitative measures. Our findings showed that users found the mapping of the eco feedback to artistic representations of elements of the natural environment somehow compelling, despite lacking of clear quantitative information. In conclusion, the conducted study provide useful findings and insights into future deployment of eco-feedback using artistic visualizations, information visualization and motivating behavior change.
