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Bio-Centred Interaction Design: A New Paradigm for Human-System Interaction

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Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design Thinking and Practice in Contemporary and Emerging Technologies (HCII 2022)

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Abstract

Biodiversity loss has been an issue mentioned for many years, but now, more than at any other time in history, action is needed.

In terms of sustainability, design has long integrated several aspects that concern themselves with biodiversity, such as eco-design, bio-design, and sustainable design. But it is necessary to develop tools that designers can include in the creative processes and thus provide an adequate response to the needs of creating sustainable products, systems, or services.

In this context, and beyond the anthropocentrism that places the human being at the centre of the universe, we propose a biocentrism that states that all life forms are important and that the other species do not exist to simply serve humans. On the other hand, in the context of interaction design, Human-Centred Design (HCD) is an ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standardized concept. In Standard Ergonomics of Human-System Interaction – Part 210: Human-Centred Design for Interactive Systems (ISO 9241-210), there is no description about environmental concerns.

The concept proposed in this article is Bio-Centred Design, which integrates a third pillar – environmental sustainability – in addition to those already approved by the standard – the economic and social pillars. We propose this to be a fundamental pillar for the future of the planet and development of sustainable products, systems, and services.

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Research funded by ITI -LARSyS-FCT Pluriannual funding’s 2020–2023 (UIDB/50009/2020) and CIAUD Project UID/EAT/4008/2020.

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  1. ITI – Interactive Technologies Institute/LARSyS, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas-ArtesLargo da Academia Nacional de Belas Artes, 1249-058, Lisboa, Portugal

    Sónia Rafael

  2. Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário, Alto da Ajuda, 1349-055, Lisbon, Portugal

    Eunice Santiago

  3. CIAUD – Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Design and ITI – Interactive Technologies Institute/LARSyS, University of Lisbon, Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon, Rua Sá Nogueira, Pólo Universitário, Alto da Ajuda, 1349-055, Lisbon, Portugal

    Francisco Rebelo, Paulo Noriega & Elisângela Vilar

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Rafael, S., Santiago, E., Rebelo, F., Noriega, P., Vilar, E. (2022). Bio-Centred Interaction Design: A New Paradigm for Human-System Interaction. In: Soares, M.M., Rosenzweig, E., Marcus, A. (eds) Design, User Experience, and Usability: Design Thinking and Practice in Contemporary and Emerging Technologies. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13323. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05906-3_6

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