Co-Designing Emotion: Supporting Positive Affect in a Culturally Sensitive Application for African-American Heart Health

Sowmya Chandra, Valerie Thompson, Grecia B. Vargas Meléndez, Tanjala S. Purnell, Aqueasha Martin-Hammond

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Abstract

Heart disease is a leading cause of injury and death among African Americans in the United States. Culturally sensitive design of health technologies can be useful for motivating health behavior change, especially in underserved communities. Yet, designing culturally sensitive technologies requires careful consideration to identify appropriate approaches for tailoring applications to the needs of the target population. In the paper, we explore the relationship between user values and emotions for informing the design of a culturally sensitive heart health application for African Americans.We partner with members and local community advocates involved in an existing evidenced-based community heart health intervention to understand their values and explore implications for designing for positive emotional experiences in a future digital application. We contribute a discussion of emotional intentions important to the design of a future application and suggestions for designers of similar applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCHI 2024 - Extended Abstracts of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9798400703317
DOIs
StatePublished - May 11 2024
Event2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024 - Hybrid, Honolulu, United States
Duration: May 11 2024May 16 2024

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Sytems, CHI EA 2024
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHybrid, Honolulu
Period5/11/245/16/24

Keywords

  • co-design
  • community-based design
  • culturally sensitive design
  • emotion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Software

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