Paper Info
Title
Unwinding after work: an in-car mood induction system for semi-autonomous driving
Abstract
We present a concept for an in-car system to support unwinding after work. It consists of a mood sensing steering wheel, an interactive in-car environment and a tangible input device. The in-car environment incorporates a basic state that uses color to relax or energize the driver, and an exploratory state that intends to immerse the user into a simulated environment. In the exploratory state, the user plays with a tangible input device allowing the simulated environment to appear. This environment includes images and sounds related to a certain theme. Our preliminary research findings reveal that users felt significantly calmer and marginally significantly better after interacting with the simulated environment. Results from the semi-structured interviews demonstrated that the majority of people appreciated the system and thought it might be effective to support unwinding. These outcomes demonstrate potential in the concept, but testing in a more realistic setting is necessary.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1145/2516540.2516571
AutomotiveUI
Keywords
Field
DocType
interactive in-car environment,semi-autonomous driving,in-car environment,preliminary research finding,in-car mood induction system,simulated environment,certain theme,basic state,tangible input device,realistic setting,in-car system,exploratory state,color
Mood,Simulation,Steering wheel,Human–computer interaction,Engineering,Input device
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.82
2
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Zoë Terken150.82
Roy Haex271.24
Luuk Beursgens3192.72
Elvira Arslanova4182.33
Maria Vrachni550.82
Jacques M. B. Terken628145.61
Dalila Szostak7397.05