@inproceedings{f10bacff227141d798d6bb8e816003da,
title = "Designing Interaction to Support Sustained Attention",
abstract = "The impact of digital technology on human cognition has become a topic of significant interest in recent years, with various studies highlighting the adverse effects on cognition, particularly attention. While the negative impact of digital applications on our attentional processes is well-documented, practical solutions to mitigate these detrimental effects are rare. In this paper, we propose Attention Mode as a design solution that aims to minimise the negative impacts of digital technology on attention by creating easy-to-understand and navigate user interfaces. This approach can help users focus on tasks, reduce cognitive load, and minimise distractions, ultimately improving their overall experience. We developed interaction mock-ups incorporating the Attention Mode and conducted a preliminary one-to-one sharing with 5 participants to analyse to get early feedback. It resulted in valuable feedback on how such a design focus could help users to focus on the content without distractive elements. By integrating the issues from the start of the design process instead of handling it as an afterthought, this work offers new insights into crafting user interfaces in a way that the negative impact of digital technology on attention is mitigated.",
keywords = "Cognition, Digital Technology, Distraction, Notifications, Smart Devices, Sustained Attention, Task Switching, Usability, User Interface Design",
author = "Naile Hacioglu and Leva, {Maria Chiara} and Hyowon Lee",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.; 19th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT 2023 ; Conference date: 28-08-2023 Through 01-09-2023",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-42293-5_53",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031422928",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "454--458",
editor = "{Abdelnour Nocera}, Jos{\'e} and {Krist{\'i}n L{\'a}rusd{\'o}ttir}, Marta and Helen Petrie and Antonio Piccinno and Marco Winckler",
booktitle = "Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2023 - 19th IFIP TC13 International Conference, Proceedings",
address = "Germany",
}