TY - JOUR AU1 - Phillips, M. Giles AB - INTER ACTIONS N O V E M B E R ­ D E C E M B E R 2 0 14 INTER ACTIONS. ACM.ORG credit tk M. Giles Phillips, Subforum IM A GE B y M y k H Ay L O pA L INCH A k Insights The rise of ubiquitous connectivity has compelled a new form of vigilance among everyday users, particularly mobile users. This new vigilance involves a sustained sense of watchfulness between intermittent sessions of device usage, creating distractions to daily life. To effectively support this vigilance, limit engagement and duration when designing mobile experiences. INTER ACTIONS. ACM.ORG I Are Mobile Users More Vigilant? similar scenarios: Users frequently interact with mobile devices while doing other things, dividing their attention between the real world and the mediated world. We may infer that these users are highly engaged within a mobile experience or unfulfilled by their real-world experience, or maybe they're addicted to their social network or their texting app. But what if their frequent usage was actually instinctual, compelled by a form of vigilant attention toward their mobile devices? Could smartphones-- with their nagging, beeping, and omnipresence--be creating unprecedented vigilance scenarios? If so, how TI - Are mobile users more vigilant? JF - interactions DO - 10.1145/2670738 DA - 2014-10-30 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/association-for-computing-machinery/are-mobile-users-more-vigilant-1cG9DAYuXt SP - 58 VL - 21 IS - 6 DP - DeepDyve ER -