Public media and researchers in different areas have recently focused on perhaps
unexpected problems that derive from an excessive and frequent use of technology, giving …

The broad adoption and use of smartphones has led to fundamentally new opportunities for
capturing social, behavioral, and cognitive phenotypes in free-living settings, outside of …

The research community on the study and design of systems for personal informatics has
grown over the past decade. To take stock of what the topics the field has studied and …

Background: Physical inactivity and sedentary behavior increase the risk of chronic illness
and death. The newest generation of “wearable” activity trackers offers potential as a …

A growing number of investigators have commented on the lack of models to inform the
design of behavioral intervention technologies (BITs). BITs, which include a subset of …

Persuasive technology to motivate healthy behavior is a growing area of research within HCI
and ubiquitous computing. The emergence of commercial wearable devices for tracking …

In recent years, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has been
extensively advocated and implemented in education, as it is suggested to be very impactful …

Digital behaviour change interventions, particularly those using pervasive computing
technology, hold great promise in supporting users to change their behaviour. However …

As smartphone use increases dramatically, so do studies about technology overuse. Many
different mobile apps for breaking" smartphone addiction" and achieving" digital wellbeing" …

Game design elements are often implemented in persuasive systems aimed to promote
physical activity, a process called “gamification.” Gamification is believed to motivate users …