Silicon sycophants: the effects of computers that flatter
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
An experiment on public speaking anxiety in response to three different types of virtual audience
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments
The power-aware cord: energy awareness through ambient information display
CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Design requirements for technologies that encourage physical activity
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Funology: from usability to enjoyment
Funology: from usability to enjoyment
Sustainable interaction design: invention & disposal, renewal & reuse
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Environmental sustainability and interaction
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Leveraging Social Networks To Motivate Individuals to Reduce their Ecological Footprints
HICSS '07 Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Dealing with the veiled devil: eco-responsible computing strategy
Proceedings of the 35th annual ACM SIGUCCS fall conference
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Looking at, looking up or keeping up with people?: motives and use of facebook
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Getting to green: understanding resource consumption in the home
UbiComp '08 Proceedings of the 10th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Six Patterns for Persuasion in Online Social Networks
PERSUASIVE '08 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Persuasive Technology
Research Methods for Human-Computer Interaction
Research Methods for Human-Computer Interaction
Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE international conference on Human robot interaction
Investigating the impact of a minimalist in-home energy consumption display
CHI '09 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design
Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design
Three possible futures for persuasive technology
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Persuasive Technology
Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach
Software Engineering: A Practitioner's Approach
Engaging energy saving through motivation-specific social comparison
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Comparative feedback in the street: exposing residential energy consumption on house façades
INTERACT'11 Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part I
An image of electricity: towards an understanding of how people perceive electricity
INTERACT'11 Proceedings of the 13th IFIP TC 13 international conference on Human-computer interaction - Volume Part IV
Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Communities and Technologies
Eliciting evaluative comments from users in web 2.0 scenarios
Proceedings of the 2012 ACM international conference on Intelligent User Interfaces
Beyond energy monitors: interaction, energy, and emerging energy systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Leveraging gamification in demand dispatch systems
Proceedings of the 2012 Joint EDBT/ICDT Workshops
Personalised eco-feedback as a design technique for motivating energy saving behaviour at home
Proceedings of the 7th Nordic Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Making Sense Through Design
CHI and the future robot enslavement of humankind: a retrospective
CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
A customisable dashboard display for environmental performance visualisations
PERSUASIVE'13 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Persuasive Technology
Exploring sustainability research in computing: where we are and where we go next
Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing
Proceedings of the 2013 ACM international joint conference on Pervasive and ubiquitous computing
Competing or aiming to be average?: normification as a means of engaging digital volunteers
Proceedings of the 17th ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work & social computing
Encouraging sustainable fashion with a playful recycling system
BCS-HCI '13 Proceedings of the 27th International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference
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This paper reports on the design, deployment and evaluation of "Wattsup", an innovative application which displays live autonomously logged data from the Wattson energy monitor, allowing users to compare domestic energy consumption on Facebook. Discussions and sketches from a workshop with Facebook users were used to develop a final design implemented using the Facebook API. Wattson energy monitors and the Wattsup app were deployed and trialled in eight homes over an eighteen day period in two conditions. In the first condition participants could only access their personal energy data, whilst in the second they could access each others' data to make comparisons. A significant reduction in energy was observed in the socially enabled condition. Comments on discussion boards and semi-structured interviews with the participants indicated that the element of competition helped motivate energy savings. The paper argues that socially-mediated banter and competition made for a more enjoyable user experience.