Strategies for Inclusion in the Design of Pervasive Computing for Health and Wellbeing

Participatory design has become a popular method in pervasive computing for health and wellbeing. Involving end users as participants in the design of a technology helps to ensure feasibility, acceptability, and usability—key factors that promote the uptake of pervasive computing for improving health. These factors are particularly important for emerging technologies, as we are still learning how they fit into users’ lives. Pervasive computing researchers have a unique opportunity to include many voices in influencing the design and implementation of emerging technologies. Approaching the conceptualization of pervasive systems, applications,