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SwitchTube: a proof-of-concept system introducing “adaptable commitment interfaces” as a tool for digital wellbeing
- Abstract:
- YouTube has many features, such as homepage recommendations, that encourage users to explore its vast library of videos. However, when users visit YouTube with a specific intention, e.g., learning how to program in Python, these features to encourage exploration are often distracting. Prior work has innovated ‘commitment interfaces’ that restrict social media but finds that they often indiscriminately block needed content. In this paper, we describe the design, development, and evaluation of an ‘adaptable commitment interface,’ the SwitchTube mobile app, in which users can toggle between two interfaces when watching YouTube videos: Focus Mode (search-first) and Explore Mode (recommendations-first). In a three-week field deployment with 46 US participants, we evaluate how the ability to switch between interfaces affects user experience, finding that it provides users with a greater sense of agency, satisfaction, and goal alignment. We conclude with design implications for how adaptable commitment interfaces can support digital wellbeing.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1145/3544548.3580703
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+ Carlsberg Foundation
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/01kpjmx04
- Grant:
- CF20-0678
+ U.S. National Science Foundation
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/021nxhr62
- Grant:
- 1849955
- Publisher:
- Association for Computing Machinery
- Host title:
- CHI '23: Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
- Article number:
- 197
- Publication date:
- 2023-04-19
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-01-16
- Event title:
- 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2023)
- Event location:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Event website:
- https://chi2023.acm.org/
- Event start date:
- 2023-04-23
- Event end date:
- 2023-04-28
- DOI:
- ISBN:
- 9781450394215
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1775023
- Local pid:
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pubs:1775023
- Deposit date:
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2024-09-21
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- Copyright holder:
- Lukoff et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Rights statement:
- © 2023 Copyright held by the owner/author(s).
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