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Embedding Context-Awareness into a Daily Object for Improved Information Awareness: A Case Study Using a Mirror

Embedding Context-Awareness into a Daily Object for Improved Information Awareness: A Case Study Using a Mirror
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Author(s): Kaori Fujinami (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan)and Fahim Kawsar (Lancaster University, UK)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 22
Source title: Handbook of Research on Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments: Trends and Perspectives
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Nak-Young Chong (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)and Fulvio Mastrogiovanni (University of Genova, Italy)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-857-5.ch004

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Abstract

In this chapter, a case study on augmenting a daily object, mirror, for a contextual ambient display is presented. The mirror presents information relevant to a person who is standing and utilizing unshareable objects, e.g. a toothbrush, in front of it on the periphery of his/her field of vision. We investigated methods of interaction with the mirror by analyzing user preferences against contrastive functionalities. Experiments were conducted by a Wizard-of-Oz method and an in-situ experiment. The results showed that a short absence of the mirror function was not a big issue for the majority of participants once they were interested in presented information. The analysis also allowed us to specify requirements and further research questions in order to make an augmented mirror acceptable.

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