Elements of consumption: an abstract visualization of household consumption

  • Authors:
  • Stephen Makonin;Philippe Pasquier;Lyn Bartram

  • Affiliations:
  • Simon Fraser University, School of Computing Science, Burnaby, BC, Canada;School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC, Canada;School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, BC, Canada

  • Venue:
  • SG'11 Proceedings of the 11th international conference on Smart graphics
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

To promote sustainability consumers must be informed about their consumption behaviours. Ambient displays can be used as an eco-feedback technology to convey household consumption information. Elements of Consumption (EoC) demonstrates this by visualizing electricity, water, and natural gas consumption. EoC delivers three key components: (1) an abstract art piece, (2) a visual way to display data, and (3) to use an abstract art piece as a visual way to display data in order to persuade homeowners to conserve.