Using the environment as an interactive interface to motivate positive behavior change in a subway station

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the use of incremental persuasion techniques to motivate behavior change using the environment. It also describes three design schemes to motivate positive behavior change through the modification of architectural elements and integration of interactive interfaces into the environment of a subway station.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: User-centered design

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
environmental persuasion, healthcare, interaction design, social computing, user centered design