Improving long-term Persuasion for Energy Consumption Behavior: User-Centered Development of an Ambient Persuasive Display for Private Households

This doctoral research examines how residents, while monitoring forecast and feedback, use ambient persuasive technology to address behavior change regarding energy consumption. The most needed information is not presented in the context when interacting with the home appliances. Therefore, the monitoring lacks a direct and tangible link to the consumers’ behavior. Current mechanisms frequently also have shortcomings with regard to long-term effectiveness, as initial results tend to wear off once the novelty effect is over. To accomplish this, requirement studies for the design of the persuasive ambient display and a long-term in-situ study and completed reflection workshops after the period of six months have been set up. Various online surveys and have analyzed the data about the visual cues, i.e., the forecast and feedback modalities have been conducted. The results of the research will inform the design researcher, the community of persuasive technology, and the psychology.