Human-Computer-Biosphere Interaction: Beyond Human - Centric Interaction

Current human–computer interaction (HCI) is primarily focused on human-centric interactions. However, people experience many non-human-centric interactions during the course of a day. Interactions with nature, such as experiencing the sounds of birds and trickling water, can reinforce the importance of our relationship with nature. The paper presents the author’s vision of Human–Computer–Biosphere Interaction (HCBI) to facilitate non-human-centric interaction with the goal of moving society towards environmental sustainability. HCBI extends HCI from countable people, objects, pets, and plants into an auditory biosphere that is uncountable, complex, and non-linguistic. This paper describes the development and integration of non-human-centric design protocols, requirements, methods, and context evaluation.

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