Terence Nelson
Faculty of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Carl Megens
Faculty of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Michel Peeters
Faculty of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Den Dolech 2, 5612AZ Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Published in: Persuasive Technology: Design for Health and Safety; The 7th International Conference on Persuasive Technology; PERSUASIVE 2012; Linköping; Sweden; June 6-8; Adjunct Proceedings
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 68:9, p. 33-36
Published: 2012-06-06
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ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
Sports clubs are loosing their social role leading to a decrease in sports participation. The exploration discussed in this paper attempts to create a virtual sports club to stimulate social connectedness. For this purpose Bouncers; a live wallpaper for android smartphones; was created. Bouncers allows a group of friends to get insight into each other’s physical activity. This resulted in an increase in social activity through which persuasion within the group emerged.
