Sara Wolf besucht die ECSCW 2025

Die European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (ECSCW) fand in diesem Jahr in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK) statt. Seit 1989 treffen sich Forscher:innen unterschiedlichster Disziplinen auf der ECSCW um sich über praxisorientierte Informatik und die Entwicklung von Kooperationstechnologien auszutauschen. Die ECSCW ist eine Single-Track-Konferenz und wird von der EUSSET, der European Society for Socially Embedded Technologies, unterstützt.

Auf der diesjährigen ECSCW präsentierte Sara Wolf im Poster/Demo-Track ihre Arbeit The Resound Sphere: Co-Exploring Alternatives for Community Remote Practice of Faith. Die Arbeit basiert auf einem Projekt an dem Sara Wolf gemeinsam mit Forscher:innen des Open Labs (Newcastle University) arbeitet.

Abstract:

We present the Resound Sphere, a bespoke community-centred technology for supporting remote Religious and Spiritual practices within a Buddhist community. Grounded in a Research through Design inquiry and designed with the participatory engagement of UK Buddhist community members, the Resound Sphere explores alternative ways of connecting remote members in chanting. We reflect on the participatory engagement and how it allowed for a deeper understanding of felt experiences, practices, and community values that progressed our design. Encountering earlier versions of the Resound Sphere , community members advanced the project through four strategies: consolidation, extension, appropriation, and critical reflection. Future work will involve deploying the Resound Sphere in community members’ homes to be used in their daily practices over time. The demo presents a timely opportunity to discuss key considerations with experts in collaborative computing whilst using the Resound Sphere to speculate on future work in Techno-Spirituality across both HCI and CSCW communities.

Referenz:

Wolf, S., Chatting, D., Morris, B., Claisse, C., & Durrant, A. C. (2025). The Resound Sphere: Co-Exploring Alternatives for Community Remote Practice of Faith. Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 23rd EUSSET Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work.