Elements of Consumption: An Abstract Visualization of Household Consumption

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  • Stephen Makonin
  • Philippe Pasquier
  • Lyn Bartram
چکیده

To promote sustainability consumers must be informed about their consumption behaviours. Ambient displays can be used as an ecofeedback technology to convey household consumption information. Elements of Consumption (EoC) demonstrates this by visualizing electricity, water, and natural gas consumption. EoC delivers three key components: (1) an abstract art piece, (2) a visual way to display data, and (3) to use an abstract art piece as a visual way to display data in order to persuade homeowners to conserve.

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تاریخ انتشار 2011