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Finding Human–Computer Interaction Outdoors

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HCI Outdoors: Theory, Design, Methods and Applications

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Human–computer interaction, as a discipline, has shifted from an examination of computers in controlled indoor environments to the study of technology use in a broader collection of settings, including the outdoors. This chapter seeks to explore the evolution of HCI outdoors as an area of study, seeking to identify the considerations that make it an important and unique domain. We begin by examining the tensions and opportunities that have long existed between technology and the outdoors, pointing to the unique position of HCI as a discipline for probing these issues. Using HCI as a lens, we then seek to understand what is meant by the outdoors, and how humans, computers, and their interaction together have evolved to a point that they can address issues of outdoor use. We introduce several seminal efforts related to the study of technology use in outdoor settings, including a collection of recent workshops and events that helped identify and bring together important ideas in the field. We conclude with a categorization and introduction of the chapters in this book on HCI outdoors. The chapters in this book present new theory, design, methods, and applications that will shape the emerging field of HCI outdoors.

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    The United States Congress established National Wilderness Areas with the passage of the Wilderness Act of 1964. Wilderness areas are protected tracts of wildlands where “man himself is a visitor but does not remain.”

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    As defined in the online edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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    D. Scott McCrickard & Timothy L. Stelter

  2. Department of Computer Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA

    Michael Jones

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    Michael Jones

  3. Department of Computer Science and Center for Human-Computer Interaction, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

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McCrickard, D.S., Jones, M., Stelter, T.L. (2020). Finding Human–Computer Interaction Outdoors. In: McCrickard, D.S., Jones, M., Stelter, T.L. (eds) HCI Outdoors: Theory, Design, Methods and Applications. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45289-6_1

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