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Cue now, reflect later: a study of delayed reflection of diary events

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Publication date30/08/2015
Host publicationHuman-Computer Interaction - INTERACT 2015: 15th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bamberg, Germany, September 14-18, 2015, Proceedings, Part III
EditorsJulio Abascal, Simone Barbosa, Mirko Fetter, Tom Gross, Philippe Palanque, Marco Winckler
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages367-375
Number of pages9
ISBN (print)9783319226972
<mark>Original language</mark>English
Event15th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT) - Bamberg, Germany
Duration: 14/09/201518/09/2015

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Conference15th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT)
Country/TerritoryGermany
Period14/09/1518/09/15

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NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Volume9298
ISSN (Print)0302-9743

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Conference15th IFIP TC.13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT)
Country/TerritoryGermany
Period14/09/1518/09/15

Abstract

Diary studies require participants to record entries at the moment of events, but the process often distracts the participants and disrupts the flow of the events. In this work, we explore the notion of delayed reflection for diary studies. Users quickly denote cues of diary events and only reflect on the cues later when they are not busy. To minimize disruptions, we employed a squeeze gesture that is swift and discreet for denoting cues. We investigated the feasibility of delayed reflection and compared it against a conventional digital diary that requires users to reflect immediately at the time of entry. In a weeklong field study, we asked participants to record their daily experiences with both types of diaries. Our results show that users' preference is context-dependent. Delayed reflection is favored for use in contexts when interruptions are deemed inappropriate (e.g. in meetings or lectures) or when the users are mobile (e.g. walking). In contrast, the users prefer immediate reflection when they are alone, such as during leisure and downtime.

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The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22698-9_24