by Research Team | Aug 4, 2017 | Research Publications
Author(s): Lyall, BenRobards, Brady Abstract: Since the advent of the smartphone, users have become accustomed to alerts, notifications and reminders to interact with their internet-connected devices. But how do people make sense of prompts to exercise, eat or sleep?...
by Research Team | Aug 1, 2017 | Research Publications
Author(s): Ersin DincelliXin Zhou Abstract: Wearable devices that allow users to track and monitor physical activities offer various benefits, such as improving self-awareness and promoting positive health-related behaviors. However, wearable devices also pose privacy...
by Research Team | Jul 12, 2017 | Research Publications
Author: Deborah Lupton Abstract: People’s encounters and entanglements with the personal digital data that they generate is a new and compelling area of research interest in this age of the ascendancy of digital data. Masses of personal information are constantly...
by Research Team | Jul 6, 2017 | Research Publications
Author(s): Pallud, JessieDe Moya, Jean-Francois Abstract: Over the last decade, increasing scholarly interest has been demonstrated by the exponential growth of published studies on the topic of Quantified-Self (QS). After 10 years of existence, it seems important to...
by Research Team | Jun 30, 2017 | Research Publications
Author(s): B.L. Marshall Abstract: As physical activity is considered key to the prevention of many age-related problems and inactivity becomes framed as irresponsible (“sitting is the new smoking”), the market for devices to measure, monitor, motivate and manage...
