Short study on user experience with a simulated smart home assistant.
This study is conducted as part of a Master's thesis project in Computer Science at Aalborg University. The purpose of the study is to investigate how users experience a simulated smart home assistant.
The study consists of two parts:
Participation is voluntary and anonymous. By continuing, you consent to your responses being collected and used for research purposes in this thesis. The data will be used only by the authors of the thesis and may be reported in aggregated form. No personally identifiable information is collected.
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The study is expected to take approximately 5-10 minutes in total.
Imagine you have a smart home assistant that can control your window, ceiling fan, curtains, and indoor light. The assistant learns from your repeated choices and may change how it responds over time.
You will go through two short parts:
Part 1 — Temperature: The room feels warm. The assistant can open the window or turn on the fan.
Part 2 — Lighting: The room feels dark. The assistant can open the curtains or turn on the light.
During the interaction, a sensor bar at the top of the screen shows what the assistant can see, such as room temperature, outdoor conditions, time of day, and the current state of each device.
After the interaction, you will be sent to a short questionnaire about your experience.