Authors:
Sunny Consolvo - Intel Research Seattle
David W. McDonald - University of Washington
James A. Landay - University of Washington
Summary:
This paper presents the idea that providing private, positive feedback when a goal is reached can help to motivate people to continue doing some task. Particularly, this paper presents a system that utilizes a dynamic cell phone background that changes based on if a certain goal has been reached or not. In this case a field of flowers is shown and flowers bloom as you progress towards your goal. Once you have reached a weekly goal, a butterfly is added to your flowers.
This paper focuses on the idea that providing positive feedback only is essential to the process. Studies have shown that having negative feedback can discourage a participant from reaching a goal. Alternatively, a person would feel more motivated if they were privately working towards something that would be a realization of a personal goal.
Personal Reflection:
I really enjoyed this paper and it helped me to realize that system "punishment" is not the best tool for learning. Instead, solely providing positive feedback can enhance learning and motivate a person to continue striving to reach a goal.
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