From Self-Tracking to Sleep-Hacking: Online Collaboration on Changing Sleep
Author(s): Kasper Karlgren Barry Brown Donald McMillan Abstract: With growing interest in how technology can make sense of our body and bodily experiences, this work looks at how these experiences are communicated through and with the help of technology. We present...
Knowing (with) the body: Sensory knowing in contraceptive self-tracking
Author(s): Ellen Algera Abstract: Scholars have criticised reproductive self-tracking software applications (apps) for reducing embodied experiences to objective quantifications and leading to user self-alienation. Building on scholarly work that underscores the...
How Does Sleep Tracking Influence your Life?: Experiences from a Longitudinal Field Study with a Wearable Ring
Author(s): Elina KuosmanenAku VisuriSaba KheirinejadNiels van BerkelHeli KoskimäkiDenzil FerreiraSimo Hosio Abstract: A new generation of wearable devices now enable end-users to keep track of their sleep patterns. This paper reports on a longitudinal study of 82...
Understanding People’s Perceptions of Approaches to Semi-Automated Dietary Monitoring
Author(s): Xi LuEdison ThomazDaniel A. Epstein Abstract: The respective benefits and drawbacks of manual food journaling and automated dietary monitoring (ADM) suggest the value of semi-automated journaling systems combining the approaches. However, the current...
Together They Shall Not Fade Away: Opportunities and Challenges of Self-Tracking for Dimentia Care
Author(s): Ning ZouYu ChiDaqing HeBo XieZhendong Wang Abstract: Dementia is a major public health concern, and mobile technologies have been identified as having the potential to improve the quality of life for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. Recent...
Donating Heath Data to Research: Influential Characteristics of Individuals Engaging in Self-Tracking
Author(s): Katharina Pilgrim Sabine Bohnet-Joschko Abstract: Health self-tracking is an ongoing trend as software and hardware evolve, making the collection of personal data not only fun for users but also increasingly interesting for public health research. In a...
Algorithmic skin: health-tracking technologies, personal analytics and the biopedagogies of digitized health and physical education
Author(s): Ben Williamson Abstract: The emergence of digitized health and physical education, or ‘eHPE’, embeds software algorithms in the organization of health and physical education pedagogies. Particularly with the emergence of wearable and mobile activity...
A Review of Personal Informatics Research for People with Motor Disabilities
Author(s): Tamanna Motahar Jason Wiese Abstract: Personal informatics (PI) has become an area of significant research over the past decade, maturing into a sub-field that seeks to support people from many backgrounds and life contexts in collecting and finding value...
Reflection During Goal Setting: An Analysis of Popular Personal Informatics Apps
Author(s): Tina EkhtiarRúben GouveiaArmağan KarahanoğluGeke Ludden, Abstract: Setting achievable, realistic goals aligned to people’s current abilities and needs is an important part of behavior change. Reflection is a critical part of this process, as it helps people...
Digital Self-Monitoring to Improve Perceptions Regarding Physical Activity: A Case of Quantifying Self with University Students
Author(s): Farhat-ul-AinKristjan Port Vladimir Tomberg Abstract: Purpose: Self-monitoring is one of the most effective behavior change techniques to enhance awareness and task motivation. Wearable devices provide a unique opportunity for individuals to self-monitoring...
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