Motivating the use of public transit through a mobile glanceable display


Autoria(s): Nunes, Zélia José Abreu
Contribuinte(s)

Karapanos, Evangelos

Data(s)

05/01/2017

04/02/2017

01/06/2016

Resumo

With increasing concerns about the impact of global warming on human life, policy makers around the world and researchers have sought for technological solutions that have the potential to attenuate this process. This thesis describes the design and evaluation of an information appliance that aims to increase the use of public transportation. We developed a mobile glanceable display that, being aware of the user’s transportation routines, provides awareness cues about bus arrival time, grounded upon the vision of Ambient Intelligence. We present the design process we followed, from ideation to building a prototype and conducting a field study, and conclude with a set of guidelines for the design of relevant personal information systems. More specifically we seek to test the following hypotheses: 1) That the tangible prototype that provides ambient cues will be used more frequently than a similar purpose mobile app, 2) That the tangible prototype will reduce the waiting time at the bus stop, 3) That the tangible prototype will result to reduced anxiety on passengers, 4) That the tangible prototype will result to an increase in the perceived reliability of the transit service, 5) That the tangible prototype will enhance users’ efficiency in reading the bus schedules and 6) That the tangible prototype will make individuals more likely to use public transit. In a field study, we compare the tangible prototype against the mobile app and a control condition where participants were given no external support in obtaining bus arrival information, other than their existing routines. Using qualitative and quantitative data, we test the aforementioned hypotheses and explore users’ reactions to the prototype we developed.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/1325

201324725

Idioma(s)

eng

Direitos

embargoedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Ciência e tecnologia informáticas #Computação #Soluções tecnológicas #Aquecimento global #Dispositivos de autoajuda #Móveis #Informação #Transporte público #Gobal warming #Technological solutions #Mobile glanceable displays #Public transportation #Informatics Engineering #. #Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e de Engenharia #Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Eletrotécnica, Eletrónica e Informática
Tipo

masterThesis