JoMo - the Joy of Missing out: a User Study of Smartphone Usage Habits
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2022
Submitted on
2022-06-10
Abstract
The portability and extended functionalities that phones have achieved over the years made them ubiquitous. In conse- quence, smartphones are have become intrinsic in people’s lives. However, such availability and accessibility can lead to overuse. In this paper, we conceptualize a type of misuse, namely the Open-Close pattern, and propose a provotype to combat it by creating disruptions. The provotype is in the form of an android app called JoMo. We conduct a qualitative study for a week where we examine how participants react to disrup- tions of the Open-Close use pattern. The findings show that phone misuse is highly contextual, and that digital wellbeing cannot be necessarily reduced to screen time and notifications. Moreover, provoking people through disruptions to stop using their phones can be successful, but only in specific situations.
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