A quick update about the upcoming CHI 2012 conference, which is taking place from May 5-10th in Austin, Texas. A total of five members of LiSC are heading to the USA next month for CHI – the worlds leading HCI conference. If you are interested in the work we are doing and will be at [...]
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Food for Thought: Designing for Critical Reflection on Food Practices
I am involved in organising what promises to be a really fascinating and thought-provoking workshop as part of the ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) 2012. If you are interested in the design of technology to provoke critical thought about the healthiness, sustainability and social inclusiveness of the food we consume, you should think [...]
Fitsquare – a foursquare app that guides you towards a healthy, balanced lifestyle
fitsquare is a research project undertaken by Sam Smith (final year computer science student at the University of Lincoln) which sends users real-time messages in order to encourage them to check in to healthy venues on foursquare. They can also earn exclusive badges, compete against friends and track progress. Plus it’s completely free to participate! [...]
Social Receipt Project
Social Receipt is a research project being undertaken by Tom Leeman, a third year computer science student from the University of Lincoln. The aim of his research is to help understand how technology may be used to make positive changes to our dietary health behaviour in an engaging and social environment. After all, humans are [...]
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