Curricular Research Project

Curricular Research Project

Curricular Research Project

Grow With Me - A High-Fidelity prototype that integrates Augmented Reality with Personal Health Informatics

Grow With Me - A High-Fidelity prototype that integrates Augmented Reality with Personal Health Informatics

Tulika Banerjee, Yuchen Zhao

Tulika Banerjee, Yuchen Zhao

Tulika Banerjee, Yuchen Zhao

CS 8803 Personal Health Informatics, Georgia Institute of Technology

CS 8803 Personal Health Informatics, Georgia Institute of Technology

CS 8803 Personal Health Informatics, Georgia Institute of Technology

Abstract

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires continuous ongoing efforts. A range of technologies such as wearable devices, ubiquitous computing, mobile devices, and social media, have been investigated to motivate individuals to keep healthy.


We present Grow with Me, an application that uses Augmented Reality (AR)'s immersion and interaction affordance with personal health informatics to stimulate emotion and increase user engagement.

In this application, the user has a pet AR dog and the user’s health data is directly correlated with their pet’s health. The user’s progress towards their goals determines their dog’s health and mood. As a user uncovers new milestones, their dog can learn new tricks.


In a mixed methods experiment design with 10 participants who were asked to use both a 2D version of our app and an AR version, we found that the AR pet elicited stronger emotions and participants showed a greater intention to use AR as a motivation tool.

In this paper, we discuss our study and findings along with the design opportunities of AR as a tool for motivation.

Keywords

Human-centered computing, Mixed/augmented reality, Personal Health Informatics, Augmented Reality, Emotional Design

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©2023 Tulika Banerjee

©2023 Tulika Banerjee

©2023 Tulika Banerjee

Abstract

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires continuous ongoing efforts. A range of technologies such as wearable devices, ubiquitous computing, mobile devices, and social media, have been investigated to motivate individuals to keep healthy.


We present Grow with Me, an application that uses Augmented Reality (AR)'s immersion and interaction affordance with personal health informatics to stimulate emotion and increase user engagement.

In this application, the user has a pet AR dog and the user’s health data is directly correlated with their pet’s health. The user’s progress towards their goals determines their dog’s health and mood. As a user uncovers new milestones, their dog can learn new tricks.


In a mixed methods experiment design with 10 participants who were asked to use both a 2D version of our app and an AR version, we found that the AR pet elicited stronger emotions and participants showed a greater intention to use AR as a motivation tool.

In this paper, we discuss our study and findings along with the design opportunities of AR as a tool for motivation.

Keywords

Human-centered computing, Mixed/augmented reality, Personal Health Informatics, Augmented Reality, Emotional Design

Abstract

Reddit is one of the largest social networks today, boasting over a billion registered users and 430 million monthly users. One of the dominant reasons for its popularity is the existence of around 130,000 subreddits, each catering to different subgroups and interests. From hugely popular topics like r/gaming to those catering to more niche passions like r/lawnpopping (yes, this is a thing), one can say that an internet user will almost certainly find a subreddit that piques their interest. Oldenburg (1999) writes about the third place, a place that is “inclusively sociable, offering both the basis of community and the celebration of it.” In this paper we discuss r/AskWomen, a subreddit that we believe fits the criteria he lays out for a third place, including being a leveler and on neutral ground, and being accessible. The r/AskWomen subreddit is a community for asking and answering questions, created for the benefit of women. According to the description posted, it is “a subreddit dedicated to asking women questions about their thoughts, lives, and experiences; providing a place where all women can comfortably and candidly share their responses in a non-judgmental space” Being a thriving community with strict moderation, r/AskWomen makes for a great place to study the many nuances of gender, gender roles, and stereotypes, both practiced and perceived. In this paper, we use Amy Jo Kim’s “9 Timeless Principles For Building Community” to analyze r/AskWomen’s impact as a community and the role that its moderation plays in shaping it. We also present the perspectives of ten members of the community who agreed to interview with us and speak about their involvement in r/AskWomen.

Abstract

Maintaining a healthy lifestyle requires continuous ongoing efforts. A range of technologies such as wearable devices, ubiquitous computing, mobile devices, and social media, have been investigated to motivate individuals to keep healthy. We present Grow with Me, an application that uses Augmented Reality (AR)'s immersion and interaction affordance with personal health informatics to stimulate emotion and increase user engagement. In this application, the user has a pet AR dog and the user’s health data is directly correlated with their pet’s health. The user’s progress towards their goals determines their dog’s health and mood. As a user uncovers new milestones, their dog can learn new tricks. In a mixed methods experiment design with 10 participants who were asked to use both a 2D version of our app and an AR version, we found that the AR pet elicited stronger emotions and participants showed a greater intention to use AR as a motivation tool. In this paper, we discuss our study and findings along with the design opportunities of AR as a tool for motivation.

Keywords

Human-centered computing, Mixed/augmented reality, Personal Health Informatics, Augmented Reality, Emotional Design