TY - CONF A1 - Burneleit, Eva A1 - Hemmert, Fabian A1 - Wettach, Reto T1 - Living interfaces T2 - TEI '09 : Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction N2 - This paper introduces the Impatient Toaster, a kitchen appliance designed to motivate its owners to eat more often and in regular intervals: After not using it for a while, it signalizes hunger through nervous movements. This project sought to explore life-like behaviour as a means of increasing user's sympathy for everyday objects. We present a prototype that was informally tested with six participants in a situated user test. The results indicate that sympathy and perceived cuteness can arise from life-like movements that, as we propose, represent an object's will of its own. This work is part of a larger series of experiments in the Living Interfaces project, exploring ways in which reduced life-like movements can be beneficial for Human-Machine Interaction. KW - Mensch-Maschine-Schnittstelle KW - Emotionales Verhalten KW - Küchengerät KW - Interface Design Y1 - 2009 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-fhpotsdam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2719 SN - 978-1-60558-493-5 SP - 21 EP - 22 PB - Association for Computing Machinery CY - New York ER -