Abstract
Technology supporting motivation for physical activity has been a common theme for researchers and companies during the last decade. Mobile devices and applications with diverse features provide novel and personalized ways to motivate users for healthier lifestyles. Features like goal orientation and self-monitoring are common for activity and emotion tracking applications, and lately there has been interest also in the use of narratives. Consequently, in this study we evaluate through a qualitative study how narratives are used to motivate physical activity. We analyze both user and system-specific characteristics using nexus analysis and conclude with three techniques for personalizing narratives.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 30TH Bled eConference: Digital Transformation – From Connecting Things to Transforming Our Lives (June 18 – 21, 2017, Bled, Slovenia) (Conference Proceedings) |
| Publisher | University of Maribor Press |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 335-348 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-961-286-043-1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | Bled eConference : Digital Transformation – From Connecting Things to Transforming Our Lives - Bled, Slovenia Duration: 18 Jun 2017 → 21 Jun 2017 Conference number: 30 |
Conference
| Conference | Bled eConference |
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| Number | 30 |
| Location | Bled |
| City | Slovenia |
| Period | 18/06/2017 → 21/06/2017 |
Keywords
- Physical activity motivation
- Mobile health applications
- Goal orientation
- Self-monitoring
- Narrative personalization