Who Is Zuki?

Story-based ambient interfaces that assist with positive behavior change.

Who is
Zuki?

WhoIsZuki is a fitness tracker that leverages compelling narratives and artwork to encourage positive behavior change that enables reaching ones' fitness goals.

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News

A Fitness App with a Story to Tell: Can Narrative Keep Us Moving?

Stanford researchers are developing a fitness app called WhoIsZuki that uses storytelling to keep users active.

Stanford HAI

How To Make Your Fitness App More Engaging With Gamification?

A research team from Stanford is building a fitness app to keep users active. The app called WhoIsZuki is based on storytelling.

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People

James Landay
Computer Science
Faculty

Elizabeth Murnane
Engineering
Faculty (Dartmouth)

Paula Moya
English
Faculty

Julia Markel
Computer Science
PhD student

Raisul Ahsan
Computer Science
Masters Student

Paul Duggan
Engineering
Undergraduate Student

Saloni Sanwalka
Political Science
Undergraduate Student

Kate Glazko
HCI
Certificate Student

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Projects

WhoIsZuki

Combining compelling narratives with ambient, glanceable displays to encourage behavior change in individuals seeking to improve their health.

Perfecto

Leveraging the power of storytelling to motivate healthier living in elderly Latinx populations.

Publications

Designing Ambient Narrative-Based Interfaces to Reflect and Motivate Physical Activity [Paper][CHI Website]

Elizabeth L. Murnane, Xin Jiang, Anna Kong, Michelle Park, Weili Shi, Connor Soohoo, Luke Vink, Iris Xia, Yu Xin, John Yang-Sammataro, Grace Young, Jenny Zhi, Paula Moya, James A. Landay

CHI 2020

Sponsors & Collaborators

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Who are we looking for?
We are looking for exceptional students who are passionate about improving education with technology to join us. In particular, we are looking for students or researchers who have prior experience in any of the following areas: HCI, Design, and Creative Writing.

How do we usually work with Stanford students?
Stanford undergraduate and masters students usually enroll in research classes such as CS 199 and CS 399 during the school year and apply for summer research programs such as CURIS in the summer.

Can I still apply if I am not Stanford-affiliated?
Yes. We also welcome industry collaborators outside of Stanford.

I am interested! How can I apply?
Please send an email to whoiszuki@gmail.com with your resume and/or transcript attached.