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Wow!: objects

dc.contributor.authorFreitas, Paulo Sérgio da Silva
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-22T12:01:10Z
dc.date.available2011-03-22T12:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractNowadays computers have advanced beyond the desktop into many parts of everyday life and objects. To achieve this we have to make the computer invisible, and making a computer invisible is not a matter of size of the hardware, it’s all about how the human perceives the computer. To make this possible, the interaction with the computer has to be done in an alternative way, such that the user doesn’t notice the usual computer interfaces (mouse and keyboard) when using it. Therefore this thesis focuses on physical objects that are interactive to achieve various purposes like persuasive objects for stress relief, persuasive objects to help the process of teaching, persuasive objects for fun, persuasive objects to display internet information and persuasive objects to make people feel more in community (exchange virtual emotions), persuasive objects are going to be created and evaluated to see if they have the power to simplify and turn our lives better. The persuasive objects developed employ technology like sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and computer/web services’ communication. This Master thesis starts by presenting a comprehensive introduction of what are persuasive objects and some general information about several areas that are related to our persuasive objects like stress relief, work experience, multimedia education and other major aspects. It continues by describing related work done in this area. Then we have a detailed view of each persuasive object and finally this thesis finishes with a general conclusion and notion of future work.por
dc.description.sponsorshipSupervisor: Pedro Campospor
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/120
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherUniversidade da Madeirapor
dc.subjectUbicomppor
dc.subjectInteraction designpor
dc.subjectAmbient persuasionpor
dc.subjectWearablespor
dc.subjectsensor-based installationspor
dc.subjectAmbient intelligencepor
dc.subjectPersuasive objectspor
dc.subjectPhysical computingpor
dc.subjectMicrocontrollerspor
dc.subject.por
dc.subjectCentro de Ciências Exatas e da Engenhariapor
dc.titleWow!: objectspor
dc.typemaster thesis
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rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typemasterThesispor

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