Ubiquitous Computing to Bring Real-Time Environmental Data into the Homes and Hands of Queensland Residents

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Queensland requires decisive action on climate change and issues of sustainability. This study explores ways to support Queensland residents in making more sustainable consumer and lifestyle choices. User-centred design research will inform the development of real-time, mobile, locational, networked information interfaces, feedback mechanisms and persuasive and motivational approaches that assist in-situ decision making and environmental awareness in everyday settings. The study will deliver usable and useful prototypes offering individual and collective visualisations of ecological impact and opportunities for engagement and collaboration in order to foster a participatory and sustainable culture of life in Queensland.

Raising people’s awareness with environmental data and educational information does not necessarily trigger sufficient motivation to change their habits towards a more environmentally friendly and sustainable lifestyle. This study seeks to develop a better understanding how to go beyond just informing and into motivating and encouraging action and change. Drawing on participatory culture, ubiquitous computing, and real-time information, the study will deliver research findings that will inform viable new design approaches and information interfaces which will strengthen Queensland’s position to meet the targets of the ClimateSmart 2050 strategy, and contribute to the sustainability of a low-carbon future in Queensland.

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  • Filonik, D., Medland, R., Foth, M., & Rittenbruch, M. (2013, Apr 3-5). A Customisable Dashboard Display for Environmental Performance Visualisations. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Sydney, NSW. (eprints >)
  • Hasan, S., Medland, R., Foth, M., & Curry, E. (2013, Apr 3-5). Curbing Resource Consumption Using Team-Based Feedback: Paper Printing in a Longitudinal Case Study. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Sydney, NSW. (eprints >)
  • Foth, M., Medland, R., Filonik, D., Petkov, P., Scott, I., & Rittenbruch, M. (2012). Domestic Energy Monitoring in Victorian Households with PV Solar Installations: Feasibility Report for GV Community Energy. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD. (eprints >)
  • Petkov, P., Köbler, F., Foth, M., & Krcmar, H. (2011, Jun 29 – Jul 2). Motivating Domestic Energy Conservation through Comparative, Community-Based Feedback in Mobile and Social Media. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Communities & Technologies (C&T 2011) (pp. 21-30). Brisbane, QLD. (eprints >)
  • Petkov, P., Köbler, F., Foth, M., Medland, R., & Krcmar, H. (2011, May 7-12). Engaging Energy Saving through Motivation-Specific Social Comparison. In Proceedings of the 29th Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) (pp. 1945-1950). Vancouver, Canada. (eprints >)
  • Holgar, M., Foth, M., & Ferrero-Regis, T. (2009, Jul 8-10). Fashion as a Communication Medium to Raise Environmental Awareness and Sustainable Practice. In T. Flew (Ed.), Proceedings of the Australian and New Zealand Communications Association (ANZCA) Conference (pp. 1253-1275). Brisbane, QLD: Queensland University of Technology. (eprints >)
  • Foth, M., Paulos, E., Satchell, C., & Dourish, P. (2009). Pervasive Computing and Environmental Sustainability: Two Conference Workshops. IEEE Pervasive Computing, 8(1), 78-81. (eprints >)
  • Foth, M., Satchell, C., Brereton, M., & Choi, J. H.-j. (2008, Oct 16-18). Internet Technology and Urban Sustainability. Paper presented at the Association of Internet Researchers conference (AoIR IR 9.0), Copenhagen, Denmark. (eprints >)
  • Paulos, E., Foth, M., Satchell, C., Kim, Y., & Choi, J. H. (2008, Sep 21-24). Ubiquitous Sustainability: Citizen Science & Activism. Workshop organisers at the 10th International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp), Seoul, South Korea. (eprints >)
  • Foth, M., Satchell, C., Paulos, E., Igoe, T., & Ratti, C. (2008, May 19). Pervasive Persuasive Technology and Environmental Sustainability. Workshop organisers at the 6th International Conference on Pervasive Computing, Sydney, NSW. (eprints >)