Raya: A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise

Daphne Menheere; Alynne de Haan; Steven B. Vos; Carine Lallemand

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_60

Raya: A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise

Daphne Menheere (Corresponding author)
, Alynne de Haan
, Steven B. Vos
, Carine Lallemand

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Abstract

Although many people have a positive intention to be more active, a key challenge remains to turn this intention into action. Social support as a motivational strategy can increase adherence in exercise and can be provided by relational agents as a substitute for human coaches. We first conducted an exploratory two-week user study, to explore how emotional design and tangible interaction influences experience and motivation to exercise. We then designed a propositional research object Raya, a tangible exercise buddy that helps one to realize their workout by reminding them of their goals and self-commitment. We invite designers to bridge the gap in the design space of sport-related technologies by designing tangible artefacts embedding supportive and qualitative aesthetics of interaction rather than focusing on performance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021
Subtitle of host publication	18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings
Editors	Carmelo Ardito, Rosa Lanzilotti, Alessio Malizia, Helen Petrie, Antonio Piccinno, Giuseppe Desolda, Kori Inkpen
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	471-475
Number of pages	5
Volume	VI
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-85607-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-85606-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_60
Publication status	Published - 27 Aug 2021
Event	18th IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 30 Aug 2021 → 3 Sept 2021

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)
Volume	12936
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Name	Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)
Volume	12936
ISSN (Print)	2946-1634
ISSN (Electronic)	2946-1642

Conference

Conference	18th IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	30/08/21 → 3/09/21

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Menheere, D., de Haan, A., Vos, S. B., & Lallemand, C. (2021). Raya: A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise. In C. Ardito, R. Lanzilotti, A. Malizia, H. Petrie, A. Piccinno, G. Desolda, & K. Inkpen (Eds.), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings (Vol. VI, pp. 471-475). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); Vol. 12936), (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA); Vol. 12936). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_60

Menheere, Daphne ; de Haan, Alynne ; Vos, Steven B. et al. / Raya : A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise. Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings. editor / Carmelo Ardito ; Rosa Lanzilotti ; Alessio Malizia ; Helen Petrie ; Antonio Piccinno ; Giuseppe Desolda ; Kori Inkpen. Vol. VI Cham : Springer, 2021. pp. 471-475 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)).

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Menheere, D, de Haan, A, Vos, SB & Lallemand, C 2021, Raya: A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise. in C Ardito, R Lanzilotti, A Malizia, H Petrie, A Piccinno, G Desolda & K Inkpen (eds), Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings. vol. VI, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), vol. 12936, Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA), vol. 12936, Springer, Cham, pp. 471-475, 18th IFIP International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2021, Virtual, Online, 30/08/21. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_60

Raya: A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise. / Menheere, Daphne (Corresponding author); de Haan, Alynne; Vos, Steven B. et al.
Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings. ed. / Carmelo Ardito; Rosa Lanzilotti; Alessio Malizia; Helen Petrie; Antonio Piccinno; Giuseppe Desolda; Kori Inkpen. Vol. VI Cham: Springer, 2021. p. 471-475 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS); Vol. 12936), (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA); Vol. 12936).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Menheere D, de Haan A, Vos SB , Lallemand C. Raya: A Tangible Exercise Buddy Reminding Oneself of the Commitment to Exercise. In Ardito C, Lanzilotti R, Malizia A, Petrie H, Piccinno A, Desolda G, Inkpen K, editors, Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2021: 18th IFIP TC 13 International Conference, Bari, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 2021, Proceedings. Vol. VI. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 471-475. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)). (Information Systems and Applications, incl. Internet/Web, and HCI (LNISA)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-85607-6_60

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