Mobile phones as tool to increase communication and location awareness of users

Authors:
Albrecht Schmidt;Paul Holleis;Jonna Häkkilä;Enrico Rukzio;Richard Atterer
Affiliations:
Media Informatics, LMU Munich, Germany;Media Informatics, LMU Munich, Germany;Nokia Multimedia, Oulu, Finland;Media Informatics, LMU Munich, Germany;Media Informatics, LMU Munich, Germany
Venue:
Mobility '06 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Mobile technology, applications & systems
Year:
2006

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Abstract

Mobile phones have become a ubiquitous technology and for many people a daily companion. The prime function is to enable communication and information access anywhere and anytime, but the fact that the phone is accompanying the user makes it an interesting platform for building persuasive applications and for use as ambient display. It offers means for collecting information and sensing behaviour as well as for the presentation of recommendations (in specific situations as well as in an ambient way). We analyze the technical capabilities of mobile phones that can support the creation of persuasive technologies. The focus of the work is to explore the domain of ambient displays and persuasive technology with regard to communication. We present designs of how the screen saver on a phone can raise users' awareness of their personal communication behaviour. Additionally, we show how this concept is applicable to further application areas such as increasing the awareness of the user on how his time is spent or creating stronger bonds in peer groups.