Hacking the natural habitat: an in-the-wild study of smart homes, their development, and the people who live in them
S Mennicken, EM Huang - … , Pervasive 2012, Newcastle, UK, June 18-22 …, 2012 - Springer
Pervasive Computing: 10th International Conference, Pervasive 2012, Newcastle …, 2012•Springer
Commercial home automation systems are becoming increasingly common, affording the
opportunity to study technology-augmented homes in real world contexts. In order to
understand how these technologies are being integrated into homes and their effects on
inhabitants, we conducted a qualitative study involving smart home professionals who
provide such technology, people currently in the process of planning or building smart
homes, and people currently living in smart homes. We identified motivations for bringing …
opportunity to study technology-augmented homes in real world contexts. In order to
understand how these technologies are being integrated into homes and their effects on
inhabitants, we conducted a qualitative study involving smart home professionals who
provide such technology, people currently in the process of planning or building smart
homes, and people currently living in smart homes. We identified motivations for bringing …
Abstract
Commercial home automation systems are becoming increasingly common, affording the opportunity to study technology-augmented homes in real world contexts. In order to understand how these technologies are being integrated into homes and their effects on inhabitants, we conducted a qualitative study involving smart home professionals who provide such technology, people currently in the process of planning or building smart homes, and people currently living in smart homes. We identified motivations for bringing smart technology into homes, and the phases involved in making a home smart. We also explored the varied roles of the smart home inhabitants that emerged during these phases, and several of the challenges and benefits that arise while living in a smart home. Based on these findings we propose open areas and new directions for smart home research.
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