NORDICHI

NordiCHI is the main forum for human-computer interaction (HCI) research in the Nordic countries. It is a biannual event that has grown beyond the Nordic countries, attracting contributions especially from other parts of Europe and the World. The previous conferences have taken place in Stockholm (2000), Aarhus (2002), Tampere (2004), Oslo (2006), Lund (2008), Reykjavik (2010), Copenhagen (2012), Helsinki (2014), Gothenburg (2016), and Oslo (2018). This year's conference is hosted by the School of Digital Technologies of Tallinn University and by Trinidad Wiseman, both from Estonia.

The theme of NordiCHI 2020 is "shaping experiences, shaping society" and our goal is to raise awareness about the effect we have on society through the experiences we enable, facilitate or craft. Yes, it is the old discussion of the butterfly effect, but it's also the ancient but ever more relevant discussion about carefully reflecting upon the consequences of our practices.

Besides allowing us to revisit the notions of micro, macro and even mega HCI, conceptualising our field as layers in successive degrees of specialisation and scope, the theme is also very appropriate for the first NordiCHI conference hosted by Estonia. Named by some the first digital country and by others the most advanced digital society in the world, Estonia bypassed what some argue would have been, and still is, a much-needed discussion about what it all means, when reasoning beyond efficiency and convenience.

In other words, it's essential to realise that Umuntu Ngumuntu Ngabantu, using African wisdom. What goes around, comes around so, when it comes to designing the technological world around us, it's paramount to promote, if not demand, public ethical reasoning by the shapers of our lived experiences, by the shapers of our society. NordiCHI'20 embeds this in its set of workshops, courses, keynotes, papers, case studies, posters, demos and installations.

We are thus proud to present a high-quality programme that combines the best of the NordiCHI tradition with a socially responsible approach to further knowledge in human-computer interaction, user experience, interaction design and related topics.