Paper Info
Title
Solving the wrong problem: when technology is making us blind.
Abstract
While sensors allow researchers to measure more and more aspects of our life, applying this technology to real world environments is challenging. This paper reviews an already published study about the deployment of psychophysiological sensors in a stroke unit. The study exemplifies the difficulties to understand users' requirements first. By focusing on the technical challenges of measuring stress levels, researchers may neglect the real requirements of nurses and clinicians. During the study, it was found that the stroke unit staff were not interested in their stress levels but wanted to identify stressors that they can mitigate. This case study shows how, aside from technical challenges, researchers have to fully understand the complex nature of requirements in the context where the technology is applied.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1145/3123024.3124396
UbiComp '17: The 2017 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing Maui Hawaii September, 2017
Keywords
Field
DocType
Quantified self, user studies, design, Failures, Ubicomp
Software deployment,Computer science,Neglect,Human–computer interaction,Ubiquitous computing,Stressor,User studies,Aside
Conference
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4503-5190-4
0
0.34
References 
Authors
5
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Lars Müller1577.41