Summary: Beyond the Hype: Sustainability & HCI
Abstract
In this panel we explore: (1) the burgeoning discourse
on sustainability concerns within HCI, (2) the material
and behavioral challenges of sustainability in relation to
interaction design, (3) the benefits and risks involved in
labeling a project or product as environmentally
sustainable, and (4) implications of taking on (or
ignoring) sustainability as a research, design, and
teaching topic for HCI.
Keywords
Sustainability, design, interaction design.
ACM Classification Keywords
H5.m. Information interfaces and presentation (e.g.,
HCI): Miscellaneous. J.7. [Computers in other
systems]: Consumer products. K.1. [The Computer
Industry]: Markets. K.4.m. [Computers and society]:
Miscellaneous.
Introduction
The term "green" has become ubiquitous in Western

Source: Anderson, Richard - Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington at Seattle

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences