Themed Passenger Cabins in Rapid Transit Systems: Promoting Commuters’ Happiness through Ambient and Aesthetic Intelligence Rui, Ang Sheng Plewe, Daniela Alina Röcker, Carsten Ambient intelligence Aesthetic intelligence Hedonic design Transportation User-centered design : Gamification This paper presents several conceptual approaches for improving user engagement and happiness in mass transport systems by effectively integrating principles of ambient and aesthetic intelligence. We introduce themed passenger carriages as constructed spaces with an overarching topic or narrative, designed to make commuting a meaningful and immersive experience. We examine the challenges for commuters and the existing solutions. Following which, we develop scenarios related to the fields of recreation, culture, education, business and entertainment. With an increasing interest of policy-makers in the concept of happiness as a socioeconomic measure for national wellbeing, we identify generic approaches for future research. Elsevier 2015 info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject doc-type:conferenceObject text http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794 https://www.th-owl.de/elsa/record/4334 Rui AS, Plewe DA, Röcker C. Themed Passenger Cabins in Rapid Transit Systems: Promoting Commuters’ Happiness through Ambient and Aesthetic Intelligence. In: <i>Proceedings of the International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics 2015 </i>. Vol 3. Procedia Manufacturing. Las Vegas, USA: Elsevier; 2015:2103-2109. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.348">10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.348</a> eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.348 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/2351-9789 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess