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This paper describes extensive user studies that have been conducted to understand what "home" actually means to people, and to find out how people would like to live in their "dream home." Based on these studies, three innovative user-system interaction concepts were developed that help to enhance people's home experience.
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The authors wish to thank all people who contributed to this work. Special thanks go to Emmanuel Keuleers, Marco Rozendaal, Konstantin Youdenko, and Ester Zwijnenberg for their invaluable participation in this research. Also thanks to René Collier and Steffen Pauws for reviewing earlier drafts of this paper. Part of this work was funded by the ITEA99002 BEYOND project.
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Eggen, B., Hollemans, G. & van de Sluis, R. Exploring and enhancing the home experience. Cogn Tech Work 5, 44–54 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-002-0114-7
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