Inhalt

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  1 Introduction
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   1.1 Interacting with Technology
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   1.2 Calm Technology
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   1.3 Ambient Information Systems
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   1.4 Research Questions
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   I Methods & Research Background
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  2 Attention Theory
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   2.1 Introduction
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   2.2 Selective Attention
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   2.2.1 Early Selection
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   2.2.2 Late Selection
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   2.2.3 Attenuation Theory
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   2.2.4 Context and Priming
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   2.2.5 Selective Attention and Calm Technology
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  2.3 Divided Attention
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   2.3.1 Attentional-Resource Theories
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   2.3.2 Practice and Automaticity
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   2.3.3 Crossmodal Attention
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   2.4 Insights Gained for Ambient Displays
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   2.4.1 The Periphery of Attention
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   2.4.2 Amount and Type of Conveyed Information
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   2.4.3 Context and Modality
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   2.4.4 Automaticities and Learning
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  3 Ambient Information Systems
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   3.1 Introduction
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  3.2 Common Themes
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   3.2.1 Advancing Display Technology
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   3.2.2 Providing Awareness
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  3.3 Design Dimensions
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   3.3.1 Event-like or Continuous Data
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   3.3.2 Intrusiveness and Notification Level
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   3.3.3 Information Capacity
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   3.3.4 Representation
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   3.3.5 Usage Type
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   3.3.6 Modality
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  4 Sustainable Human-Computer Interaction
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   4.1 Persuasive Technology
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   4.2 Ambient Awareness
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   4.3 Sustainable Interaction Design
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   4.4 Formative User Studies
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   4.5 Pervasive and Participatory Sensing
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  5 Auditory Display and (Blended) Sonification
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   5.1 Methods for Auditory Display Design
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   5.2 Blended Sonification
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  6 Research Agenda
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   6.1 Goals and Research Questions
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   6.1.1 The Use of Sound in Ambient Displays
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   6.1.2 Complexity and Variability of the Context
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   6.1.3 Unobtrusiveness and Acceptance
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   6.1.4 Feedback, Persuasion, and Affectiveness
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   6.2 Research Prototypes
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   II Prototype Systems
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  7 The InfoPlant
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   7.1 Introduction
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   7.2 Related Work
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   7.3 Concept of the InfoPlant
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   7.4 Construction
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  7.5 Household Study
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   7.5.1 Measuring Electricity Consumption
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   7.5.2 Feedback Design
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   7.5.3 Comparative Feedback
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   7.5.4 Study Design
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   7.5.5 Goals and Hypotheses
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   7.5.6 Results
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   7.6 Discussion and Conclusions
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  8 InfoDrops: The Sonic Shower
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   8.1 Introduction
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   8.1.1 Challenges of Interface Design in a Bathroom Context
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   8.2 Related Work
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   8.3 The InfoDrops System
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   8.3.1 Implementation
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   8.3.2 Feedback Design
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  8.4 Sonification Design
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   8.4.1 Pitch-Based Blended Sonification
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   8.4.2 Blended Chords Sonification
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   8.4.3 Transient-Triggered Blended Chords Sonification
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   8.5 Online Survey
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   8.5.1 Study Design
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   8.5.2 Goals
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   8.5.3 Results
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   8.6 Discussion and Conclusions
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  9 The EcoSonic System
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   9.1 Introduction
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  9.2 Related Work
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   9.2.1 Efficacy of Eco-Driving
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   9.2.2 Distraction by In-Vehicle Systems
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   9.2.3 Comparison of Existing Eco-Feedback Systems
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   9.2.4 Auditory In-Vehicle Interaction
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  9.3 General Design Approaches
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   9.3.1 Direct Sonification of Fuel Consumption
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   9.3.2 Sonification of Secondary Parameters
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   9.3.3 Gamification
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   9.3.4 Sonifying Advanced Support Information
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   9.3.5 Supporting Specific Qualities of Driving
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  9.4 Sonification Designs
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   9.4.1 Continuous Sonification of Fuel Consumption
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   9.4.2 Metaphorical Sonification to Support Low Rpm Driving
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   9.5 The EcoSonic Driving Simulator
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   9.5.1 Graphical User Interface
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   9.5.2 Internal Simulation
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   9.5.3 Traffic Violations and Attention Task
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   9.5.4 Track Editor and OSC Communication
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   9.5.5 Hardware Setup
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   9.6 Study Design
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   9.6.1 Goals and Hypotheses
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  9.7 Results
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   9.7.1 Questionnaires
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   9.7.2 Measured Data
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   9.8 Discussion and Conclusions
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  10 The Slowification System
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   10.1 Introduction
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  10.2 Related Work
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   10.2.1 Spatial Panning to Guide Users
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   10.2.2 Dynamic Speed Assistance Systems
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   10.3 Interaction Design
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   10.3.1 Concept
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   10.3.2 Implementation
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   10.4 Study
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   10.4.1 A Virtual Reality Car Simulator
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   10.4.2 Study Design
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   10.4.3 Goals and Hypotheses
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  10.5 Results
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   10.5.1 Measured Data
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   10.5.2 Questionnaires
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   10.6 Discussion and Conclusions
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   III Discussion and Conclusions
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   11.1 Complexity and Variability of the Context
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   11.2 Unobtrusiveness and Acceptance
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   11.3 The Use of Sound in Ambient Displays
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   11.4 Feedback, Persuasion, and Affectiveness
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   11.5 Ambient Information Systems SupportingEnvironmentally-Conscious Behavior
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   11.6 Outlook
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   A. Questionnaires, Images, and Sound Examples
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   Bibliography