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Kyro: Persuading Students to be Productive Using a Virtual Companion

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Rachit Jain,

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IndiaHCI '20: Proceedings of the 11th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

Pages 118 - 123

https://doi.org/10.1145/3429290.3429304

Published: 27 December 2020 Publication History

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For college students in India, being productive directly influences their self-esteem and well-being. In pursuit of academic achievements, they compromise their well-being to get more time. In this work, we first investigate the impact of this compromise and analyse how students take control of their time. We then design an intervention - Kyro, through the lens of Persuasive technology to enable these students in being productive. Kyro, a virtual productivity companion, imitates the users' activities to evoke empathy and influence them to stay focused and be productive. We discuss the iterative design process and user testing at every stage of Kyro, and finally, deploy it for real-world evaluation. With a humanised Kyro evoking emotional responses from the users and influencing them to focus on their tasks, we present the results of the evaluation and discuss its implications.

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IndiaHCI '20: Proceedings of the 11th Indian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction

November 2020

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DOI:10.1145/3429290

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Genç UVerma H(2024)Situating Empathy in HCI/CSCW: A Scoping ReviewProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/36870528:CSCW2(1-37)Online publication date: 8-Nov-2024
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Puspitasari FLee L(2022)Review of Persuasive User Interface as Strategy for Technology Addiction in Virtual Environments2022 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct)10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00019(44-54)Online publication date: Oct-2022
https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct57072.2022.00019

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