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Challenges of Self-Tracking (or Why I Spent 7 Years Doing Research)

Ian Li
Ian Li

Ian Li presented on the challenges of self-tracking over 7 years of research. Some key challenges are preparing to collect meaningful data, integrating diverse data sources, and using data for reflection and behavior change. Li discussed tools he developed to help with different stages of self-tracking like experience sampling, visualization, and open source APIs. The goal is to build easy to use and insightful self-tracking tools.

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Challenges of Self-Tracking Ian Li Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University Quanti鍖ed Self Conference 2011
Challenges of Self-Tracking Why I Spent 7 Years Doing Research Ian Li Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University Quanti鍖ed Self Conference 2011
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Seattle Pittsburgh 7 years ago 8!
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Scratch your own itch. 10!
Design Computer Science Self-Tracking 11!
Physical Activity 12!
How do we help people track the factors that affect physical activity? 13!
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IMPACT 1.0 15!
IMPACT 2.0 http://ianli.com/impact/ 16!
Self-tracking is hard. 17!
PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION 18!
PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION The stages are inter-dependent. 19!
PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION The stages are iterative. 20!
PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION People want to know how various factors affect behavior. 21!
PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION CHALLENGE How do we build easy-to-use and insightful tools? 22!
Some Tools Ive Made 23!
Collect data Show visualizations manually. immediately after. Experience Sampling+Feedback 24!
赫姻温鍖t岳艶姻 http://gra鍖tter.com 25!
MoodJam http://moodjam.org 26!
Innertube http://innertube.me 27!
Open-source API for developers Innertube API Steps <script type=text/javascript> </script> 28!
Catalog to 鍖nd widgets easily Innertube CATALOG 29!
Visualization widgets in one UI Innertube DASHBOARD Steps Calories Eaten Mood 30!
Thanks! Ian Li ianli@cmu.edu http://ianli.com Carnegie Mellon University 31!

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Challenges of Self-Tracking (or Why I Spent 7 Years Doing Research)

  • 1. Challenges of Self-Tracking Ian Li Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University Quanti鍖ed Self Conference 2011
  • 2. Challenges of Self-Tracking Why I Spent 7 Years Doing Research Ian Li Human-Computer Interaction Institute Carnegie Mellon University Quanti鍖ed Self Conference 2011
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  • 4. ! ! onReady: function() {! ! ! ! if (_.isFunction(localProps.ready)) {! ! ! ! ! localProps.ready.apply(self);! ! ! ! }! ! ! },! ! ! ! ! ! props: {! ! ! ! scrolling: "no"! ! ! }! ! },! ! // Interface Configuration! ! {! ! ! local: {! ! ! ! dashboard: function(method, args, successFn, errorFn) {!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! if (_.isFunction(remoteProps[method])) {! ! ! ! ! ! var returnValue = remoteProps[method].apply(self, args);! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! if (!_.isUndefined(returnValue)) {! ! ! ! ! ! ! return returnValue;! ! ! ! ! ! }! ! ! ! ! } else {! ! ! ! ! ! // No method exists, call the default method.! ! ! ! ! ! if (_.isFunction(localProps.default)) {! ! ! ! ! ! ! localProps.default.apply(self);! ! ! ! ! ! } else {! ! ! ! ! ! ! // Otherwise, fail silently.! ! ! ! ! ! }! ! ! ! ! }! ! ! ! }! ! ! },! ! ! remote: {! 4! ! ! ! // Invoke methods on the widget.!
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  • 8. Seattle Pittsburgh 7 years ago 8!
  • 9. ? 9!
  • 10. Scratch your own itch. 10!
  • 11. Design Computer Science Self-Tracking 11!
  • 13. How do we help people track the factors that affect physical activity? 13!
  • 14. 14!
  • 15. IMPACT 1.0 15!
  • 16. IMPACT 2.0 http://ianli.com/impact/ 16!
  • 18. PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION 18!
  • 19. PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION The stages are inter-dependent. 19!
  • 20. PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION The stages are iterative. 20!
  • 21. PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION People want to know how various factors affect behavior. 21!
  • 22. PREPARATION COLLECTION INTEGRATION REFLECTION ACTION CHALLENGE How do we build easy-to-use and insightful tools? 22!
  • 23. Some Tools Ive Made 23!
  • 24. Collect data Show visualizations manually. immediately after. Experience Sampling+Feedback 24!
  • 25. 赫姻温鍖t岳艶姻 http://gra鍖tter.com 25!
  • 26. MoodJam http://moodjam.org 26!
  • 28. Open-source API for developers Innertube API Steps <script type=text/javascript> </script> 28!
  • 29. Catalog to 鍖nd widgets easily Innertube CATALOG 29!
  • 30. Visualization widgets in one UI Innertube DASHBOARD Steps Calories Eaten Mood 30!
  • 31. Thanks! Ian Li ianli@cmu.edu http://ianli.com Carnegie Mellon University 31!