Introduction: Hook’d uses an ambient display to help users rekindle and maintain the meaningful relationships in their lives. Users can create a list of contacts they would like to contact more frequently, and use a cartoon fish to represent each contact. Each of these personalized cartoon fish thrive when users engage with that particular connection and deteriorate when communication wanes. By blending universal behavior cues, such as a cartoon fish in distress signaling the need for attention, with customizable design elements, Hook’d is able to balance personalization and emotional engagement. Through this usability test, we aim to understand if the interface is intuitive, efficient, and enjoyable.
