User-driven Points for Feedback Motivated Electricity savings in Private Households

Interaction designers involved in design of feedback motivating electricity conservation aiming to change people’s behavior in the home must handle the dilemma between perceived affordance and perceived annoyance. This paper reports findings from an explorative, qualitative study on interaction concepts for online feedback on electricity consumption in private households. Working together with eight families, we found that the difference between perceived affordance and perceived annoyance depends on when, where, and how much information is given, regardless of difference in values and attitudes towards electricity consumption in general. Combining theory of self-determination and ecological psychology with results from co-operation with eight families allows us to present concepts for design of what we have termed ecological feedback. Author

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