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Are Conferences Sus?: Fostering Conversations on the Sustainability of HCI Conferences Through Data Physicalization

Authors:

Martin Valdemar Anker Lindrup,

Rebecca Noonan,

Lisa Zimmerman,

Denise Heffernan,

Nathalie Bressa,

Trevor HoganAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '24: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

Article No.: 57, Pages 1 - 5

https://doi.org/10.1145/3623509.3634742

Published: 11 February 2024 Publication History

Abstract

Against the backdrop of a climate crisis, HCI researchers and designers are reflecting upon, reconsidering, and re-imagining the work that we do through the lens of sustainability. In this Studio, we propose to adopt this critical perspective to Sustainable HCI through an examination and reflection on the environmental impact of research conferences. Our Studio builds upon our prior work that explored sustainable methods and toolkits for facilitating data physicalization workshops. We apply the tools and strategies developed through this prior work within a Studio in which participants are facilitated to engage with, reflect upon, and create with data relating to the sustainability of HCI conferences such as Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI). Through the creation of data artefacts that can be displayed, worn, or shared throughout the conference beyond the Studio, we aim to spark wider conversations about the environmental sustainability of TEI2024, as well as HCI conferences more generally.

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Sauvé KBrombacher Hvan Koningsbruggen RVeldhuis AHouben SAlexander J(2024)Physicalization from Theory to Practice: Exploring Contemporary Challenges for Physicalization DesignCompanion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3656156.3658381(368-371)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3656156.3658381

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TEI '24: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction

February 2024

1058 pages

ISBN:9798400704024

DOI:10.1145/3623509

General Chairs:
Luigina Ciolfi
University College Cork
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Munster Technological University
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University of Bremen
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IT University of Copenhagen
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University of Twente
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Samuel Huron
Télécom Paris
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Zhuying Li
Southeast University
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University College Dublin
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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Sauvé KBrombacher Hvan Koningsbruggen RVeldhuis AHouben SAlexander J(2024)Physicalization from Theory to Practice: Exploring Contemporary Challenges for Physicalization DesignCompanion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference10.1145/3656156.3658381(368-371)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2024
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