Lara Piccolo
This event took place on Wednesday 18 September 2013 at 11:30
Developing a “smarter” world means creating technologies that will be part of daily routine of a diversity of people. Providing more adequate feedback of energy consumption (and generation) is an example of this scenario that may even change the way people have related to energy until now, potentially changing behaviour towards a more sustainable way of life.
To do so, the design process of these tools must take into account forces that may influence users’ perception and interaction, such as the socioeconomics and cultural contexts, users’ skills and their potential motivations.
In this seminar Lara will present an overview of technologies and motivational approaches applied in the design of energy eco-feedback technology. She will also share some experiences related to involvement of end-users in the design process in different scenarios of Brazil.
We are also inviting top experts in AI and Knowledge Technologies to discuss major socio-technological topics with an audience that comprises both members of the Knowledge Media Institute, as well as the wider staff at The Open University. Differently from our seminar series, these events follow a Q&A format.
