7 papers
Investigating the Effects of Eco-Friendly Service Options on Rebound Behavior in Ride-Hailing
Albin Zeqiri, Michael Rietzler, Enrico Rukzio
Eco-friendly service options (EFSOs) aim to reduce personal carbon emissions, yet their eco-friendly framing may permit increased consumption, weakening their intended impact. Such…
Mind Games! Exploring the Impact of Dark Patterns in Mixed Reality Scenarios
Luca-Maxim Meinhardt, Simon Demharter, Michael Rietzler +3
Mixed Reality (MR) integrates virtual objects with the real world, offering potential but raising concerns about misuse through dark patterns. This study explored the effects of fo…
Describe Me Something You Do Not Remember - Challenges and Risks of Exposure Design Using Generative Artificial Intelligence for Therapy of Complex Post-traumatic Disorder
Annalisa Degenhard, Stefan Tschöke, Michael Rietzler +1
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with sudden, uncontrollable, and intense flashbacks of traumatic memories. Trauma exposure psychotherapy has proven effective in…
When Do We Feel Present in a Virtual Reality? Towards Sensitivity and User Acceptance of Presence Questionnaires
Annalisa Degenhard, Ali Askari, Michael Rietzler +1
Presence is an important and widely used metric to measure the quality of virtual reality (VR) applications. Given the multifaceted and subjective nature of presence, the most comm…
Light My Way: Developing and Exploring a Multimodal Interface to Assist People With Visual Impairments to Exit Highly Automated Vehicles
Luca-Maxim Meinhardt, Lina Weilke, Maryam Elhaidary +5
The introduction of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAVs) has the potential to increase the independence of blind and visually impaired people (BVIPs). However, ensuring safety and situ…
PlantPal: Leveraging Precision Agriculture Robots to Facilitate Remote Engagement in Urban Gardening
Albin Zeqiri, Julian Britten, Clara Schramm +3
Urban gardening is widely recognized for its numerous health and environmental benefits. However, the lack of suitable garden spaces, demanding daily schedules and limited gardenin…