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A STUDY INTO DESIGNING AN AMBIENT WATER BOTTLE THAT SUPPORTS USERS' WATER-INTAKE TRACKING PRACTICES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Aykut Coskun ,
Mert Yildiz ,
Hakan Yilmazer  and
Hüseyin Uğur Genç
Aykut Coskun*
Affiliation:
Koc University-Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries
Mert Yildiz
Affiliation:
Koc University-Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries
Hakan Yilmazer
Affiliation:
Koc University-Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries
Hüseyin Uğur Genç
Affiliation:
Koc University-Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries
*
Coskun, Aykut, Koc University, Koc University Arcelik Research Center for Creative Industries, Turkey, aykutcoskun@ku.edu.tr

Abstract

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Taking on the challenge of motivating users to drink water regularly, we designed a smart water bottle that can track water intake behavior and inform users about this behavior through ambient feedback. We then conducted two studies to explore the bottle's feedback design from the perspective of users and designers. First, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 10 prospective users and found that they would like to receive personalized, precise, gamified and reminding feedback. Second, we conducted a design workshop with 13 professional designers to explore the range of visualizations that can be used to give feedback. Analyzing these visualizations, we identified three reminder types (augmenting, restoring and balancing) and six visualization styles grouped according to three dimensions of ambient displays (representation fidelity, notification level, aesthetic emphasis). In this paper, we first explain our water bottle concept along with existing solutions. Then, we report the results of these studies. Finally, we discuss the potential implications of the results for our own work as well as for designing ambient displays aimed at supporting users' water intake tracking practices.

Keywords

water intakeself-trackingUser centred designIndustrial designConceptual design

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 241 - 252
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