U ok?: Txt me the Colour of ur Mood!
Late-Breaking Works: Novel Interactions
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Balta, Andra
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Read, Janet C.
Extended Abstracts of the ACM CHI'16 Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems
2016-05-07
v.2
p.2410-2416
© Copyright 2016 ACM
Summary: This paper describes a low-tech exploration of a mobile phone and wall
display installation intended for use by teenagers to share moods and feelings
using colours sent over a social installation. The exploration was with 22
teenagers who 'played' the installation using low-tech propos and then answered
questions. The study found that the hidden meanings of the conveyed colours was
one of the most attractive aspects for the proposed design and the wall display
one of the least attractive items. The paper concludes with design pointers for
the installation.
Colour Preference in Teenage Boys' Bedrooms
Work in progress papers
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Balta, Andra
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Read, Janet C.
Proceedings of the 28th BCS International Conference on Human-Computer
Interaction
2014-09-12
p.35
© Copyright 2014 Authors
Summary: Colour in spaces plays an important role on inhabitants' mood. In interior
design colour has been used to decorate spaces in order to lift and change mood
in people. It has been already proved that certain colours relax people while
other colours have an opposite effect. However, not all the colours have been
researched, and especially their effects on teenagers' moods have not been
researched. This paper begins research in this area by presenting the findings
of a study seeking to understand how teenage boys relate to colour, and seeking
to identify what their favourite colour is. The teenagers completed a
questionnaire about colour and the results show white is a dominant choice for
bedroom design followed by blue, black, green, violet, red, grey, yellow, and
orange. Red and blue were on top as favourite colours, followed by white,
purple and green being preferred once each.
