FamilySong: Designing to enable music for connection and culture in internationally distributed families
FamilySong aims to connect internationally distributed family groups via synchronized music-
listening. It fosters feelings of togetherness and mutual belonging, that is, connection and …
listening. It fosters feelings of togetherness and mutual belonging, that is, connection and …
Nature Fictions: Designing for a Sustainable Future through Nature Relations
S Rodgers, K Vella, B Ploderer… - Proceedings of the 2023 …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents nature fictions, a co-design approach that seeks to highlight relations
between people and nonhuman stakeholders in the process of imagining sustainable …
between people and nonhuman stakeholders in the process of imagining sustainable …
Social photo-elicitation: The use of communal production of meaning to hear a vulnerable population
We report on an initial ethnographic exploration of the situation of sex-trafficking survivors in
Nepal. In the course of studying trafficking survivors in a protected-living situation created by …
Nepal. In the course of studying trafficking survivors in a protected-living situation created by …
Exploration of aural & visual media about birds informs lessons for citizen science design
Acoustic sensing has been hailed as a game-changer for detecting furtive wildlife, but
uptake has been constrained by the laborious process of reviewing resultant torrents of …
uptake has been constrained by the laborious process of reviewing resultant torrents of …
Embodying wind through flare: How natural phenomena can contribute to enriching the design of interactive systems
S Ossevoort, M Bruns - … of the Seventeenth International Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Since the divide between nature and society, humans have objectified nature. This
continuing separation has corrupted the relationship with our natural habitat. While various …
continuing separation has corrupted the relationship with our natural habitat. While various …
Engaging with Nature Sounds & Citizen Science by Designing for Creative & Contextual Audio Encounters
Wildlife calls are the best witnesses to the health of ecosystems, if only we know how to
listen to them. Efforts to understand and inform restoration of healthy ecosystems with …
listen to them. Efforts to understand and inform restoration of healthy ecosystems with …
Phenology Circles: A Method to Deepen Relations in More-Than-Human Design Processes
S Rodgers, B Ploderer, K Vella… - Proceedings of the 2024 …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
We present phenology circles, a method to deepen relations human and more-than-human
in the backstage of participatory design processes. To illustrate the method, we reflect on …
in the backstage of participatory design processes. To illustrate the method, we reflect on …
HCI in the garden: Current trends and future directions
S Rodgers, B Ploderer, M Brereton - Proceedings of the 31st Australian …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Multiple research areas within HCI have examined opportunities for the design and
evaluation of interactive technologies for the garden. In this paper we present a mapping …
evaluation of interactive technologies for the garden. In this paper we present a mapping …
Rethinking the Development of Computational Thinking Skills in Young Children through Nature Play
Nature connection fosters children's healthy development, and long-term sustainable
behaviours. Most research into children-nature connection has focused on positive …
behaviours. Most research into children-nature connection has focused on positive …
Designing With Human-Nature Relations for Multispecies Sustainability in and from the Garden
S Rodgers - Companion Publication of the 2023 ACM Designing …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The aim of my research is to design systems that aid in mobilizing sustainable efforts that
consider all lifeforms as stakeholders in daily activities. I work with gardeners of private …
consider all lifeforms as stakeholders in daily activities. I work with gardeners of private …