Engaging with nature enriches people's life greatly, and it is a particularly powerful
wellbeing activity. Unsurprisingly, researchers in HCI and beyond seek to augment and …

Technological progress has often been measured by the extent to which it shields and
protects us from the harshness of nature. At the same time, it has long been recognised that …

Here we present an exploration into the playful potential of forests and how interactive tech
might respond to it. Through first-person, speculative, and situated generative design …

We introduce the IoT Un-Kit Experience, a co-design approach that engages people in
exploring, designing and generating personally meaningful IoT applications and that also …

Stories on the home materialize in many different ways. Simple design scenarios of more
efficient smart homes exist alongside more articulated design fictions narrating complex …

Nature connections in early childhood are being lost due to increasingly urban and
managed lives. Yet, emerging research is signalling the usefulness of digital technologies in …

Recent advances in technology and reduction in hardware costs have made the collection of
acoustic environmental recordings more accessible, thereby facilitating easier acquisition of …

This paper investigates connecting people in remote communities through nature in order to
foster stewardship and conservation of endangered species. Global citizen science …

As cities grow, their people become increasingly distanced from nature except within private
and public green spaces. Sensing technologies provide a means to harness curiosity about …

This study investigated Australian older adults' response to the conditions of the COVID-19
pandemic, the adjustments they made to their activities, technology use, and social relations …