Rafael A. Calvo
ABSTRACT
Any move towards a future in which technologies genuinely improve our lives requires that those technologies respect, and even foster our psychological wellbeing. Currently there is no systematic integration of wellbeing science into the technology development process but this is changing. Just as the field of ergonomics investigates design that supports physical wellness, we can now design for digital experiences that support psychological wellness. By turning to well-established methods in psychology, neuroscience, and behavioral economics, we can design and develop new technologies in a way that fosters psychological wellbeing and human potential - "positive computing" [1]. In this course we will introduce practical methods for evaluating and designing for wellbeing determinants like autonomy [3,5], competence [5], connectedness [5], meaning [4], and compassion [2], as a first step towards a future in which all digital experience supports flourishing.
- R.A. Calvo and D. Peters. (2014) Positive Computing: Technology for wellbeing and human potential. MIT Press. Google Scholar
Cross Ref
- D. Peters, R.A. Calvo "Compassion v. empathy: Designing for resilience." (2014) ACM Interactions Sep/Oct vol 21, 5. pp 48--53 ACM Google ScholarDigital Library
- R.A. Calvo, D. Peters, D. Johnson, Y. Rogers "Autonomy in Technology Design" CHI '14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. pp 37--40. ACM, 2014 Google ScholarDigital Library
- R.A. Calvo, D. Peters (2013) "Promoting psychological wellbeing: loftier goals for new technologies" IEEE Technology and Society, Dec vol 32, 4. pp 19Google Scholar
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Index Terms
- Positive Computing: Research & Practice in Wellbeing Technology
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