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Kermavnar, T. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)Existing studies of technology supporting meditation habit formation mainly focus on mobile applications which support users via reminders. A potentially more effective source of motivation could be contextual cues provided by meaningful objects in meaningful locations. This longitudinal mixed-methods 8-week study explored the effectiveness of...journal article 2024
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Ristau, S. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Smulders, F.E.H.M. (author)This paper addresses the question how design for experience can be integrated into the product innovation practices of fast-moving consumer products, to increase impact and deliver additional (emotional) value to consumers. To achieve this, theories of the leading experts in the field have been reviewed, key principles of designing for...conference paper 2023
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Lindeman, Rins (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Filippi, M. (author)The relationship between an individual’s outfit and their mood is complex and varies from person to person. Yet, every garment possesses characteristics that can influence, intensify, or conceal the wearer’s mood. This paper explores this relationship between outfits and the wearer’s mood, examining how clothing choices can affect mood and they...conference paper 2023
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Hajdu, E. (author), Ertürkan, H. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)This paper explores the traditional distinction between problem- and possibility-driven design for promoting user well-being. Problem-driven design identifies and addresses unfulfilled needs to reduce ill-being (i.e., the first space of design for well-being), while possibility-driven design seeks to enhance well-being without addressing...conference paper 2023
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Xue, H. (author), Zheng, Qianqian (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)Human moods are diffuse, elusive, and often difficult to articulate, yet they hold immense potential for wellbeing-centric design because they play a significant role in shaping our everyday life experiences. A person’s mood influences their experiences with a designed system, and in turn, their interactions with the design also influence their...conference paper 2023
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Peng, Z. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Xue, H. (author)This article presents a comprehensive review of existing literature covering the topic of mood-focused design. It delves into how designers and design researchers currently address mood in the context of experience-driven design. Using a scoping review methodology, we identified and thematically analyzed sixty-six highly relevant articles. Our...review 2023
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Huang, S. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)The relevance of human needs is generally recognized in human-centered design research and practice. However, a challenge of working with needs is that the word “need” can be interpreted in various ways, which can hinder effective communication and collaboration. Need typologies, in such cases, can serve as a shared language by providing an...conference paper 2023
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Xue, H. (author), Xin, X (author)This paper introduces a five-day intensive course, conducted over five years from 2018 to 2022, aimed at teaching emotion-driven design (EDD) to graduate students with diverse disciplinary backgrounds at Beijing Normal University. EDD is the practice of designing products or services that are informed by user or consumer emotions and/or aim to...journal article 2023
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Liedgren, Johan (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Gaggioli, Andrea (author)As ubiquitous technology is increasingly mediating our relationships with the world and others, we argue that the sublime is struggling to find room in product design primarily aimed at commercial and transactional goals such as speed and efficiency. We suggest a new category of products to promote deeper and more meaningful experiences,...journal article 2023
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Kermavnar, T. (author), Visch, V.T. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)Background: The COVID-19 pandemic introduced an urgent need for effective strategies to disseminate crucial knowledge and improve people’s subjective well-being. Complementing more conventional approaches to knowledge dissemination, game-based interventions were developed to create awareness and educate people about the pandemic, hoping to...journal article 2023
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author)Het was zo’n zonnige lentedag; heerlijk om lekker buiten te zijn. Ik zat binnen, in een vergadering – met de nodige moeite om mijn aandacht erbij te houden. Liever keek ik door het raam naar kersenbloesems. Afgeleid raken, wegdromen of<br/>juist onrustig zijn en niet stil kunnen zitten. Herkenbaar? Vast wel; iedereen heeft wel eens moeite om...journal article 2022
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Xue, H. (author), Xin, X (author), Liu, W.L. (author)This paper presents a five-day intense course that teaches “emotion-driven design”<br/>(EDD) to graduate students with a broad variety of disciplinary backgrounds at the<br/>Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University. We introduce seven principles<br/>drawn from design-relevant emotion knowledge that informed the design of the<br/>course’s...conference paper 2022
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Orçun, S.E. (author)The covid-19 pandemic has led to a worldwide health crisis with a major negative impact on the subjective well-being oflarge populations. over time, people, including non-vulnerable groups such as healthy young adults, were found to entera state of languishing: neither depressed nor flourishing, but stuck in between. the current manuscript...journal article 2022
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Kermavnar, T. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)the covid-19 pandemic resulted in various unpleasant affective responses and dysfunctional behaviours, which created an urgent demand for effective interventions to support people’s coping and resilience. in addition to common forms of intervention, alternative approaches have also been explored, including the use of covid-19-themed games to...journal article 2022
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- Samavati, S. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author) book 2022
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Desmet, P.M.A. (author)Gisteren zat ik tijdens mijn wekelijkse teamvergadering een tijd lang gedachteloos aan mijn ring te frummelen. Een beetje draaien en een beetje wiebelen. Dat doe ik wel vaker. Herkenbaar? Het overkomt ons allemaal: klikken met je pen, wippen met je potlood, spelen met een haarlok, of tikken met je vingers. Frummelen, friemelen of frutselen –...journal article 2022
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- Sönmez, A. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Romero Herrera, N.A. (author) book 2022
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Petermans, Ann (author), Poldma, Tiiu (author), Cain, Rebecca (author), Ozkaramanli-Leerkes, Deger (author), Tonetto, Leandro (author), Pohlmeyer, A.E. (author), Hassenzahl, M (author), Laschke, Matthias (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author)The chairs' editorial for the theme track of SIGWELL, the Design Research Society's Special Interest Group (SIG) focusing on Design for Wellbeing, Happiness and Health.book chapter 2022
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Esnaf-Uslu, P. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Schifferstein, Hendrik N.J. (author)This article introduces the concept of mood sensitivity: a service agent's ability to detect mood during service encounters and customize their interaction style accordingly, with the purpose of improving service encounters as a whole. We report on an experience sampling study that explored the role that mood plays in service provision....journal article 2022
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Sönmez, A. (author), Desmet, P.M.A. (author), Romero Herrera, N.A. (author)Even though group mood has a significant impact on organizational functioning, there is no typology available to describe distinct group moods. We propose that designing products and services to facilitate beneficial group mood experiences requires a granular and experience-oriented understanding of the phenomenon. This article introduces an...journal article 2022