2015/03/06 by Charith Perera, Perera, Charith, Saeed Aghaee +4
Computer Science · #Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Innovative Human-Technology Interaction #Spreadsheets and End-User Computing #cs.HC
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1503.01895
Proceedings of the 5th International symposium on End-User Development (IS-EUD), Madrid, Spain, May, 2015
arxiv created 2015/03/06 · openalex publication_date 2015/03/06 · arxiv updated 2015/03/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This study explores the use of natural language to give instructions that might be interpreted by Internet of Things (IoT) devices in a domestic `smart home' environment. We start from the proposition that reminders can be considered as a type of end-user programming, in which the executed actions might be performed either by an automated agent or by the author of the reminder. We conducted an experiment in which people wrote sticky notes specifying future actions in their home. In different conditions, these notes were addressed to themselves, to others, or to a computer agent.We analyse the linguistic features and strategies that are used to achieve these tasks, including the use of graphical resources as an informal visual language. The findings provide a basis for design guidance related to end-user development for the Internet of Things.