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1. 1. Wearing Your Heart on Your Sleeve? EmoWri: A Wearable Tool to Start Sensitive Conversations : A Case Study with Parents and their Teenage Children

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

   Author : Linnéa Lidholm; [2022]
   Keywords : Social sharing of emotions; Well-being; Designing for well-being; User experience; Wearable displays; Research through Design;

   Abstract : Sharing one’s emotions is the first step in taking care of one’s mental health and well-being. Teenagers struggle to open up and share their feelings, making them more vulnerable to mental health conditions extending into adulthood. Researchers and designers have been looking for new solutions to support users' health. READ MORE

3. 2. Supporting social interaction between mothers : A wearable design proposal

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Michael Waldorff; [2021]
   Keywords : tangible interaction; interaction design; HCI; co-design; wearable technology; social connectedness; motherhood; new mothers; social support; social interaction; user-centered design;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to find opportunities to support communication between new mothers to foster a sense of connectedness, during a pandemic where social interactions such as parent groups are unavailable. The project is based on research that shows that new parents have a great need for social support. READ MORE

4. 3. Interactive Technology for People with Colour Vision Deficiency – Translating Colours into Haptic Feedback

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Alexandra Kandler; [2018]
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   Abstract : Ten percent of all males live with a colour vision deficiency, meaning their visual perception of colour is limited or absent, causing challenges in their daily lives. To find out how, and to which extent, haptic feedback can be utilised to communicate information about colour variations while achieving a high accuracy, an iterative interaction design cycle was applied, a functional physical prototype was developed further, five interviews and three user studies were conducted. READ MORE

5. 4. Wristband Design for Pool Safety System : Redesign of Multifunctional Wearables for Drowning Detection

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Jonas Larsson; Johan Carlén; [2017]
   Keywords : Industrial design engineering; pool safety; human-centred design; wristband design; wearables; Teknisk design; poolsäkerhet; användarcentrerad design; armbandsdesign; wearables;

   Abstract : Every year, people are injured or even drowns in pools all over the world. Even in pools with monitoring lifeguards, accidents happen. One reason for submerge injuries or drownings is that they often are silent, which make incidents hard to detect. READ MORE

6. 5. Towards Designing Information System of Health-Monitoring Applications for Caregivers: A Study in Elderly Care

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

   Author : Peng Gao; [2017]
   Keywords : Elderly people; caregivers; health monitoring; data visualization.;

   Abstract : With the increasing elderly population and longer life expectancies, smart wearable technologies are playing an important role in facilitating caregivers to monitor elderly people remotely. Aifloo’s wristband is one smart wristband which can collect various data, predict activities and detect abnormalities to enable elderly people to live independently at home. READ MORE