to explore for evaluating ambient displays, which are based on the issues derived from our case studies.

This article is motivated by two evaluation case studies of ambient information displays. Firstly, an intrusive evaluation of a display called MoneyColor concentrates on the relationship between “distraction ” and “comprehension”. This revealed that the comprehension is in direct proportion

: intrusive and nonintrusive. Furthermore, two case studies are used to illustrate these two evaluation styles. An intrusive evaluation of MoneyColor shows that the correct disruptive order for ambient displays is animation, color, area and shape. A non-intrusive evaluation of Fisherman proposes

from teachers (e.g., On the High School Dropout Issue Results from the present study have at least two important implications for the high school dropout issue. First, motivation, and specifically self-determined motivation, is a key variable for one to consider when attempting to predict high school

studies have suggested that persuasive technology can play a significant role in persuading individuals for behavioural change. In the article, we discuss the design of persuasive ambient displays aimed at addressing this issue borrowing theories from behavioural psychology. In our design, aesthetic

applications, which require a user's attention. In this chapter, we present a case study of two public ambient displays that we developed and evaluated. We present some lessons learned about the design of ambient displays, and conclude with a practical guide to using a modified version of heuristic

assessed in the past, we present a case study evaluation of two email peripheral displays that demonstrate the pros and cons of various evaluation techniques. Although peripheral displays have been a domain of inquiry for over a decade now (Gaver et al. 1991, Weiser and Brown 1996), evaluation criteria

of interactivity awareness by focusing on two important questions: How can people tell whether a public display is interactive or not? and, assuming interactivity, How can people tell what the interface is?A study was conducted in order to investigate factors potentially related to perceived interactivity. Results

the artistic and computational background of ambient systems, and presents two case studies of systems developed by our research team, from their initial design to the experiences of the people encountering them. The first case presents a photo mosaic of images based on the news headlines coupled with a

amount of information about our environment rapidly and efficiently. In this paper, by a case study about a small region Northeast CHINA, we carefully investigate the key roles act by remote sensing techniques in evaluating environment issues related to human mining activities. Resumptively, these roles