Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems
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...
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| author | Andrii Matviienko Maria Rauschenberger Vanessa Cobus Janko Timmermann Jutta Fortmann Andreas Löcken Heiko Müller Christoph Trappe Wilko Heuten Susanne Boll |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-11225d6e90da42f6a4b99b09d9cbc9d82023-09-02T14:44:23ZengASLERDInteraction Design and Architecture(s)1826-97452283-29982015-10-01261024Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light SystemsAndrii Matviienko0Maria Rauschenberger1Vanessa Cobus2Janko Timmermann3Jutta Fortmann4Andreas Löcken5Heiko Müller6Christoph Trappe7Wilko Heuten8Susanne Boll9University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyOFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, GermanyUniversity of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyOFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, GermanyUniversity of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyUniversity of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyOFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, GermanyOFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, GermanyOFFIS - Institute for Information Technology, Oldenburg, GermanyUniversity of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, GermanyAmbient 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.http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/26_1.pdfAmbient light systemAmbient lightPeripheral displayLight evaluationDesign guidelinesAmbient displaysLightAmbient informationInformation encoding |
| spellingShingle | Andrii Matviienko Maria Rauschenberger Vanessa Cobus Janko Timmermann Jutta Fortmann Andreas Löcken Heiko Müller Christoph Trappe Wilko Heuten Susanne Boll Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Ambient light system Ambient light Peripheral display Light evaluation Design guidelines Ambient displays Light Ambient information Information encoding |
| title | Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems |
| title_full | Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems |
| title_fullStr | Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems |
| title_short | Towards New Ambient Light Systems: a Close Look at Existing Encodings of Ambient Light Systems |
| title_sort | towards new ambient light systems a close look at existing encodings of ambient light systems |
| topic | Ambient light system Ambient light Peripheral display Light evaluation Design guidelines Ambient displays Light Ambient information Information encoding |
| url | http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/doc/26_1.pdf |
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