Technology on the trail

D. Scott McCrickard, Michael A. Horning, Steve Harrison, Ellie Harmon, Alan Dix, Norman Makato Su, Timothy Stelter

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Abstract

The Technology on the Trail workshop will examine the encroachment of technology into hiking and outdoor adventures, with a focus on identifying and developing ways for technology to support positive and mutually beneficial connections among people. These connections include both intentional ones helpful in collecting scientific data, supporting the environment, maintaining safety, and sharing via social media. We will also explore more opportunistic connections, such as those that are leveraged when tracking and sharing biometric or geotemporal data. With the inclusion of technology in places where it is not used and sometimes not welcome, there will be mismatches of ethics and values that must be considered in the design and use of technology. The workshop will examine existing and emerging challenges of bringing technology onto the trail and reflect on ways to understand, design, and deploy appropriate technological solutions moving forward.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGROUP 2018 - Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages365-368
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781450355629
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event2018 ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork, GROUP 2018 - Sanibel Island, United States
Duration: 7 Jan 201810 Jan 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International ACM SIGGROUP Conference on Supporting Group Work

Conference

Conference2018 ACM Conference on Supporting Groupwork, GROUP 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySanibel Island
Period7/01/1810/01/18

Keywords

  • Communities
  • Design
  • Hiking
  • Reflection

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