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Sproutshout: participatory platform for shared foster care of plants

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Daksh Bahuguna,

Bitopan Kalita,

Mani Sankar ChoudharyAuthors Info & Claims

OzCHI '17: Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

Pages 640 - 645

https://doi.org/10.1145/3152771.3154861

Published: 28 November 2017 Publication History

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In today's age, the virtual presence of an individual outweighs the physical presence by an alarming margin. It is therefore the responsibility of future innovators, to leverage technology to help people advance in social and environmental systems. In this design intervention, a solution is provided to challenge the lack of physical participation and instill a sense of responsibility towards constructing a better environment. A participatory platform has been conceptualized where people can come together and collectively take care of a plant, building a community in the long run. The human nature of willingness to help and take action is taken into account, which is often hindered by the lack of time and skill acting as a hindrance to the motivation.

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Loh SFoth MSanto Y(2024)The more-than-human turn in human-plant interaction designInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103128181:COnline publication date: 1-Jan-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103128
Fell JKuo PGreene TWang J(2022)A Biocentric Perspective on HCI Design Research Involving PlantsACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction10.1145/351288729:5(1-37)Online publication date: 20-Oct-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3512887

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Sproutshout: participatory platform for shared foster care of plants
1. Human-centered computing

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OzCHI '17: Proceedings of the 29th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction

November 2017

678 pages

ISBN:9781450353793

DOI:10.1145/3152771

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Margot Brereton
Queensland University of Technology
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Queensland University of Technology
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Queensland University of Technology
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University of Southern Queensland
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Loh SFoth MSanto Y(2024)The more-than-human turn in human-plant interaction designInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103128181:COnline publication date: 1-Jan-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2023.103128
Fell JKuo PGreene TWang J(2022)A Biocentric Perspective on HCI Design Research Involving PlantsACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction10.1145/351288729:5(1-37)Online publication date: 20-Oct-2022
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3512887

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