User-centred design and evaluation of EnergyCoach-an interactive energy service for households

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 305-324

  Katzeff, Cecilia ^a   Nyblom, Åsa ^a   Tunheden, Sara ^a   Torstensson, Carin ^a  

^a INTERACTIVE INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

context; energy service; user innovation; user centred design

Indexed keywords

CONTEXT; DESIGN PROCESS; DIGITAL PROTOTYPE; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SERVICE; ENERGY SERVICES; HOME ENVIRONMENT; INTERACTIVE ENERGY; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; USER INNOVATION; USER-CENTRED DESIGN; WEB BASED PLATFORM;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

DIGITAL DEVICES;

EID: 84859185506     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2011.618778     Document Type: Article

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