Abstract
This workshop invites researchers and practitioners from HCI and related fields who work in some capacity with animals and who recognise the sentient nature of their being. We call for those who want to better understand how to work with animals and learn from them. We are a small team looking to build an Australian chapter of the Animal Computer Interaction Community. The workshop will elicit discussion, forge new partnerships and head up a new group on the state of the art within this field in Australia, including comparative international studies. For more information see http://www.ozaci.org/
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | OZCHI '17 Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Publication date | 2017 |
| Pages | 656-657 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-5379-3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 28 Nov 2017 → 1 Dec 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Brisbane |
| Period | 28/11/2017 → 01/12/2017 |
Bibliographical note
Ann Morrison ann.morrison@usq.edu.au has recentlyarrived back to Australia and is a Senior Research Fellow at
Digital Life Lab, USQ working on mobility and social inclusion
with elders and animals. Ann remains affiliated as an Associate
Professor for Department of Architecture, Design and Media
Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark where Ann led the
Urban Vibrations Lab and designed a range of tangible solutions
to enhance states of well-being, mobility, safety and social
interaction for everyday circumstance, assistive care and urban
environments.
Jane Turner j.turner@qut.edu.au is a lecturer and researcher
in Interaction and Visual Design in the School of Design at the
Queensland University of Technology. Her research is concerned
with design, stories and criticality. Her research into game design
and stories has recently been enhanced by rediscovering the joy
of sharing life with a companion animal.
Helen Farley helen.farley@usq.edu.au is an Associate
Professor in the Digital Life Lab leading projects around digital
inclusion in higher education, mobile learning and immersive
virtual environments. She was a research fellow at the Centre for
Educational Innovation and Technology at the University of
Queensland and is a Senior Research Fellow within the School of
Historical and Philosophical Inquiry also at the University of
Queensland. She holds a degree in veterinary science and brings
animals into her research whenever she can.
Sarah Webber s.webber@unimelb.edu.au is a doctoral
candidate at the University of Melbourne’s Interaction Design
Lab. Her research investigates the role of digital technologies in
zoos. In particular, she examines how animals’ use of interactive
technology impacts on people’s perceptions of, and affective
responses to the animals. She has a background in interaction
design and user research, and has contributed to projects
examining technologies to support family memories, wellbeing,
and social interactions.
Jessica L. Oliver jessie.l.oliver@gmail.comThroughout her
career, Jessie has been passionate about avian ecology and
science communication. In recent years, this led her to work with
the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Point Blue Conservation Science, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology,
and University of Queensland's Environmental Decisions Group
on avian focused projects. Jessie is now investigating how to
engage citizen scientists with acoustics to find threatened bird
species as a PhD student with the Queensland University of
Technology. Jessie is a management committee member for the
Australian Citizen Science Association and on her local
committee for BirdLife Australia.
Keywords
- Animal Computer Interaction; animals and nature; animals and technology;