Over the last ten years there has been a growing interest around text-based chatbots,
software applications interacting with humans using natural written language. However …

Public media and researchers in different areas have recently focused on perhaps
unexpected problems that derive from an excessive and frequent use of technology, giving …

Research in psychology has shown that both motivation and wellbeing are contingent on the
satisfaction of certain psychological needs. Yet, despite a long-standing pursuit in human …

Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps that support individuals pursuing health and
wellness goals, such as weight management, stress management, smoking cessation, and …

Background The just-in-time adaptive intervention (JITAI) is an intervention design aiming to
provide the right type/amount of support, at the right time, by adapting to an individual's …

The idea that game design can inspire the design of motivating, enjoyable interactive
systems has a long history in human-computer interaction. It currently experiences a …

Personal health-tracking technologies have become a part of mainstream culture. Their
growing popularity and widespread adoption present an opportunity for the design of new …

Mental health problems are common and pose a tremendous societal burden in terms of
cost, morbidity, quality of life, and mortality. The great majority of people experience barriers …

Digital behaviour change interventions, particularly those using pervasive computing
technology, hold great promise in supporting users to change their behaviour. However …

In recent years, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has been
extensively advocated and implemented in education, as it is suggested to be very impactful …