ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2577-6951; Weiblen, Julian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9558-0612; Laschke, Matthias ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2714-4293; Christoforakos, Lara ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-1707 und Hassenzahl, Marc ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9798-1762
(2023):
Sustainability by Design. How to Encourage Users to Choose Energy-Saving Programs and Settings When Washing Laundry.
2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 23. – 28. April 2023.
In: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems,
524
New York, NY, USA: Association for Computing Machinery. S. 1-14
Abstract
One way to counteract anthropogenic climate change, is to reduce individual energy consumption. An especially energy-intensive everyday practice is doing the laundry. In Germany, laundry accounts for about 5% of domestic electricity consumption. In part, this is because users do not make use of the energy-saving programs offered by modern washing machines. Based on different principles of behavior change, we created four concepts for washing machine interfaces to encourage users to choose energy-saving programs and settings. These concepts were implemented as functional prototypes. An online experiment (N=400) showed that all concepts increased the choice of energy-saving programs compared to a standard machine. Especially effective was to interrupt impulsive actions and suggest alternative choices (concept B) and to restructure the entry of settings (concept E). This demonstrates how small changes in a standard interfaces can significantly increase the probability of energy conservation in a private setting.
| Dokumententyp: | Konferenzbeitrag (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | sustainable interaction design, prototyping, laundry washing, sustainability, persuasive technology, empirical study, sustainable HCI, Behavior change |
| Fakultät: | Psychologie und Pädagogik > Department Psychologie > Wirtschafts- und Organisationspsychologie |
| Themengebiete: | 100 Philosophie und Psychologie > 150 Psychologie |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4503-9421-5 |
| Ort: | New York, NY, USA |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Dokumenten ID: | 107799 |
| Datum der Veröffentlichung auf Open Access LMU: | 17. Nov. 2023 11:56 |
| Letzte Änderungen: | 09. Jan. 2025 10:23 |
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