Why have Biometric Daemon?
Our daemon can transform the user experience of security by making it both more enjoyable and also more meaningful. In summary, our biometric daemon offers the following important advantages: (i) It has face-validity as a high-level security system. The mental model of the protective dog that only responds to its owner works well here. We therefore tap into a common sense, palpable understanding of security that is reinforced when the user sees the daemon exhibiting signs of distress when handled by others but regaining normal function when returned to the owner. Such an intuitive grasp of the underlying principals of the daemon could develop further over days, months and even years of highly personal interaction. (ii) The daemon has agency, but also has strong personal loyalty to its user. This combination is likely to motivate the user who will show empathy with the daemon – naturally showing concern if the daemon is pining and taking delight in restoring it to health and playfulness
