Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency

Pablo Paredes; John Canny; Ryuka Ko; Bjoern Hartmann; Eduardo Calle; Greg Niemeyer

doi:10.1145/2901790.2901832

Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency

Pablo Paredes
, John Canny
, Ryuka Ko
, Bjoern Hartmann
, Eduardo Calle
, Greg Niemeyer

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

We fuse science and design thinking to create a novel, IoT interactive urban lights system focused on increasing positive affect among pedestrians. Our contributions are three-fold. First, the design, construction, and evaluation of an efficient interactive lighting system focused on wellbeing, as opposed to systems focused on utility or landscaping. Second, we used scientific methods to discover basic design parameters for affective outcomes. Third, we optimized user experiences for low energy profiles, positive affect, and interactivity. Tested interactions show positive and some unexpected negative responses. Optimal interactive designs cut energy consumption by 75% while maintaining positive affect. Furthermore, card sorting design exercises revealed an inverse relationship between perceived pleasant feelings and interactivity. We conclude by discussing the implications of our research for the design of coherent, attractive, and efficient urban lighting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Fuse
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages	785-795
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450340311
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901832
State	Published - 4 Jun 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	11th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2016 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 4 Jun 2016 → 8 Jun 2016

Publication series

Name	DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse

Conference

Conference	11th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2016
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Brisbane
Period	4/06/16 → 8/06/16

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Affective
Emotional well-being
Energy conservation
Interactive urban lights
Internet of things
Pedestrian safety
Place-making

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Paredes, P., Canny, J., Ko, R., Hartmann, B., Calle, E., & Niemeyer, G. (2016). Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency. In DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse (pp. 785-795). (DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901832

Paredes, Pablo ; Canny, John ; Ko, Ryuka et al. / Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency. DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2016. pp. 785-795 (DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse).

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Paredes, P, Canny, J, Ko, R, Hartmann, B, Calle, E & Niemeyer, G 2016, Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency. in DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse. DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse, Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 785-795, 11th ACM SIGCHI Conference on Designing Interactive Systems, DIS 2016, Brisbane, Australia, 4/06/16. https://doi.org/10.1145/2901790.2901832

Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency. / Paredes, Pablo; Canny, John; Ko, Ryuka et al.
DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 2016. p. 785-795 (DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Paredes P, Canny J, Ko R, Hartmann B, Calle E, Niemeyer G. Fiat lux - Interactive urban lights for combining positive emotion and efficiency. In DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse. Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. 2016. p. 785-795. (DIS 2016 - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Fuse). doi: 10.1145/2901790.2901832

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