@inproceedings{10.1145/3447526.3472032,
author = {Shalawadi, Sujay and Alnayef, Anas and van Berkel, Niels and Kjeldskov, Jesper and Echtler, Florian},
title = {Rainmaker: A Tangible Work-Companion for the Personal Office Space},
year = {2021},
isbn = {9781450383288},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
address = {New York, NY, USA},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3447526.3472032},
doi = {10.1145/3447526.3472032},
abstract = { Routines are an important element of day-to-day work life, supporting people in structuring
their day around required tasks. Effectively managing these routines is, however,
experienced as challenging by many – an issue further amplified by the current work
from home lockdown measures. In this paper we present Rainmaker, a tangible device
to support people in their working life in the context of their own homes. We evaluate
and iterate on our prototype through two qualitative studies, spanning respectively
three days (N = 11) and 15 days (N = 2). Our results highlight the perceived advantages
of the use of a primarily physical rather than digital tool for work support, allowing
users to stay focused on their tasks and reflect on their work achievements. We present
lessons for future work in this area and publicly release the software and hardware
used in the construction of Rainmaker. },
booktitle = {Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction},
articleno = {39},
numpages = {13},
keywords = {Work Routines, Self Reflection, Work from Home, Reward, Multimodality},
location = {Toulouse & Virtual, France},
series = {MobileHCI '21}
}