Essays about: "Self-tracking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the word Self-tracking.

1. 1. Bodies in Smartwatches : Embodied Data and Augmented Experiences in Self-Tracking Runners

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

   Author : Madelene Logren; [2023]
   Keywords : datafication; human-technology relations; postphenomenology; quantified self; self-tracking; smartwatches;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relation between human and smartwatch by exploring the experiences of four Swedish long-distance runners who use digital technology to self-track their running activities. By examining the participating runners’ use of their smartwatches and smartwatch data as postphenomenological human-technology relations (Ihde, 1990), this thesis offers a perspective on the use of wearable self-tracking technology as augmenting human experience through digital data. READ MORE

3. 2. Examining Data Privacy and User Trust in Fertility- and Menstruation Technologies Using an Intersectional Feminist Perspective

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Sandra Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : femtech; data privacy; trust; user experience; feminist hci; data feminism; menstruation; fertility; femtech; datasäkerhet; tillit; användarupplevelse; feministisk människadatorinteraktion; data feminism; menstruation; fertilitet;

   Abstract : With the digitization of healthcare, there has been an increase in self-tracking technologies for health. One group of self-tracking technologies is FMTs, fertility- and menstruation technologies. READ MORE

4. 3. Seeing Yourself Visualized as Data : A Qualitative Study on Users' Interactions and Perceptions of Data Visualizations in Digital Self-Tracking

   University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Avdelningen för datateknik och informatik

   Author : Liis Lepler; [2023]
   Keywords : Data Visualization; Personal Informatics; Self-Tracking; Personal Visualizations; Personalization; User Data; User Behavior;

   Abstract : Effective data visualization is essential for digital self-tracking to help users gain insights into their behavior and habits. Personalized visualizations engage users, making the self-tracking experience more meaningful. However, potential biases and limitations should be considered to ensure an accurate and objective self-tracking process. READ MORE

5. 4. Speculations on the use of menstrual tracking technologies at the workplace : surveillance, privacy, and productivity

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Nike Backman; [2023]
   Keywords : menstrual surveillance; the neoliberal workplace; quantified self; critical design; mensövervakning; den nyliberala arbetsplatsen; kvantifiering av jaget; kritisk design;

   Abstract : Biometric monitoring as part of workplace surveillance is an emerging phenomenon alongside the widespread use of self-tracking technologies. Among tools that are used for biometric monitoring of employees are technologies for menstrual tracking, and companies who have access to their employees menstrual data could use it against them to exert power, control, and discrimination. READ MORE

6. 5. Hear the Centaur : A study on the possibilities to use auditory stimulation whilst horse riding in order to raise somatic awareness of the rider

   University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Fakulteten för ekonomi

   Author : Embla Stenström; [2021]
   Keywords : Equestrianism; Equilab; Self-tracking; Somaesthetics; Somaesthetic Appreciation Design;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of using auditory stimulation in order to raise somatic awareness of horse riders while riding using Somaesthetic Appreciation Design as a method. In research of Somaesthetics and horse-human relations, a gap in Somaesthetics is being questioned, and a new dimension is suggested. READ MORE