Putting the user in charge: End user development for eco-feedback technologies

Author

Jakobi, Timo ; Schwartz, Tobias

Author_Institution

Univ. of Siegen, Siegen, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

4-5 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper aims at sensitizing stakeholders for the benefits of an end user development perspective in eco-feedback technology. Motivated by experiences gathered from a Living Lab-based design case study, we want to advocate a thinking that emphasizes end user development as a crucial part of the success of interactive eco-feedback technology. From our point of view, the field of end user development offers the potential to foster flexibilization and contextualization of energy feedback, thus improving opportunities to apply individual reference systems for end users in the situated and socio-technical surroundings of their private home.

Keywords

ecology; energy conservation; human computer interaction; power aware computing; user centred design; Living Lab-based design; eco-feedback technologies; end user development; energy feedback contextualization; energy feedback foster flexibilization; interactive eco-feedback technology; private home; socio-technical surroundings; user development perspective; Context; Energy consumption; Home appliances; Plugs; Presses; Prototypes; Tagging; design case study; end user development; energy feedback; interaction design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Sustainable Internet and ICT for Sustainability (SustainIT), 2012

Conference_Location

Pisa

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2031-3

Type

conf

Filename

6388020