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Positive technology: using interactive technologies to promote positive functioning.

Giuseppe Riva1, Rosa M Baños, Cristina Botella

  • 1Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.riva@unicatt.it

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Positive technology design should prioritize user experience quality. This approach, rooted in Positive Psychology, aims to enhance well-being by focusing on affect, engagement, and connectedness through technology.

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Area of Science:

  • Cyberpsychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Positive Psychology

Background:

  • The impact of technology on well-being remains debated.
  • Current technology design often overlooks user experience quality.
  • Positive Psychology offers a framework for studying optimal functioning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose the "Positive Technology" approach for designing and evaluating technology.
  • To establish quality of experience as a guiding principle and evaluation metric.
  • To explore technology's role in enhancing personal experience and positive functioning.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing Positive Psychology principles.
  • Defining "Positive Technology" as technology that improves personal experience.
  • Classifying positive technologies based on their impact on affect, engagement, and connectedness.

Main Results:

  • Technology can be designed to positively influence affective quality, engagement, and connectedness.
  • Identified critical variables for designing "positive technologies".
  • Proposed a framework for classifying technologies by their experiential effects.

Conclusions:

  • Technology design should shift focus towards enhancing user experience and well-being.
  • "Positive Technology" offers a novel framework for research and development in human-computer interaction.
  • Further research can guide the creation of technologies that promote flourishing.