Recommender systems are new types of internet-based software tools, designed to help users find their way through today's complex on-line shops and entertainment websites. He...
Leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) has been shown to be an effective way of preventing diseases. However 50% of the people who start any type of sports or LTPA drop out of the ...
Persistent Embodied Conversational Agents (ECA) can be used to assist users in their daily activities. We introduce the Health and Fitness Companion (HFC), which is a conversation...
Cameron Smith, Daniel Charlton, Li Zhang, Marc Cav...
Concern over climate change, traffic congestion, and the health consequences of
sedentary lifestyles has resulted in a surge of interest in cycling as an efficient form of
urban ...
In this paper, we propose design strategies for persuasive technologies that help people who want to change their everyday behaviors. Our strategies use theory and prior work to s...
Sunny Consolvo, David W. McDonald, James A. Landay