Interruptions : using activity transitions to trigger proactive messages

Abstract

The proliferation of mobile devices and their tendency to present information proac-tively has led to an increase in device generated interruptions experienced by users. These interruptions are not confined to a particular physical space and are om-nipresent. One possible strategy to lower the perceived burden of these interruptions is to cluster non-time-sensitive interruptions and deliver them during a physical activ-ity transition. Since a user is already "interrupting " the current activity to engage in a new activity, the user will be more receptive to an interruption at this moment. This work compares the user's receptivity to an interruption triggered by an activity tran-sition against a randomly generated interruption. A mobile computer system detects an activity transition with the use of wireless accelerometers. The results demonstrate that using this strategy reduces the perceived burden of the interruption.

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