Exploring Human Computer Interaction in Greece

I had a great time at the Human Computer Interaction International (HCII) conference in Greece. Our session on Engaging Technology for Sustainable Behavior featured the following six papers. 

• Personalised Energy Priorities: A User-Centric Application for Energy Advice 
  Rebecca Ford, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Ondrej Sumavsky, Auren Clarke, Paul Thorsnes, University of Otago, New Zealand
  
• User-Centred Design of an Audio Feedback System for Power Demand Management
  Rebecca Ford, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Joe Penn, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa; Yu-Chieh Liu, Ken Nixon, Willie Cronje, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Malcolm McCulloch, Oxford University, United Kingdom
  
• Energy Graph Feedback: Attention, Cognition & Behavioral Intentions
  June Flora, Banny Banerjee, Stanford University, United States
  
• Pumping up the Citizen Muscle Bootcamp: Improving User Experience in Online Learning
  Beth Karlin, Birgit Penzenstadler, University of California, Irvine, United States; Allison Cook, The Story of Stuff Project, United States
  
• Energy Consumption Feedback: Engagement by Design
  Ruth Rettie, Kevin Burchell, Tim Harries, Kingston University, United Kingdom
  
• The Power of Negative Feedback from an Artificial Agent to Promote Energy Saving Behavior
  Cees JH Midden, Jaap Ham, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

I also had a great time visiting with the other speakers (including a weekend in Chania with Becky, lunch with Cees & Jaap, and dinner with June & Ruth). Here's a copy of the paper that I presented.