Title
Towards New Ambient Light Systems: A Close Look At Existing Encodings Of Ambient Light Systems
Abstract
Ambient systems provide information in the periphery of a user's attention. Their aim is to present information as unobtrusively as possible to avoid interrupting primary tasks (e.g. writing or reading). In recent years, light has been used to create ambient systems to display information. Examples of ambient light systems range from simple notification systems such as displaying messages or calendar event reminders, to more complex systems such as focusing on conveying information regarding health activity tracking. However, for ambient light systems, there is a broad design space that lacks guidelines on when to make use of light displays and how to design them. In this paper we provide a systematic overview of existing ambient light systems over four identified information classes derived from 72 existing ambient light systems. The most prominent encoding parameters among the surveyed ambient light systems are color, brightness, and their combination. By analyzing existing ambient light systems, we provide a first step towards developing guidelines for designing future ambient light systems.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2015
INTERACTION DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURES
ambient light system, ambient light, peripheral display, light evaluation, design guidelines, ambient displays, light, ambient information, information encoding
Field
DocType
Volume
Data science,World Wide Web,Computer science,Knowledge management
Journal
26
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
26
1826-9745
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.39
51
10
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Andrii Matviienko1318.48
Maria Rauschenberger2317.49
Vanessa Cobus3425.71
Janko Timmermann4386.32
Jutta Fortmann59410.18
Andreas Löcken69511.04
Heiko Müller713518.05
Christoph Trappe830.39
Wilko Heuten958273.55
Susanne Boll101863197.71