Advances to functional materials and flexible electronics have yielded new means of
integrating electrical properties into textile materials, which invite researchers in various …

Designing with living organisms can offer new perspectives to design research and
practices in HCI. In this work, we explore first-person perspectives through design research …

In this work, we use composted food waste to create ReClaym: a personal biomaterial, made
at home, that reflects the makers' relationship with food. We combine our personal compost …

We present an interactive breastplate grown and fabricated from SCOBY (Symbiotic Culture
Of Bacteria and Yeast) biofilm over the course of 13 weeks. Challenging the fail-fast and …

Researchers have been exploring how incorporating care-based interactions can change
the user's attitude & relationship towards an interactive device. This is typically achieved …

In recent years, there has been a notable proliferation and diversification of works in HCI,
that integrate living microorganisms; an imperative lifeform dominating ecosystems of our …

Flavobacteria, which can be found in marine environments, are able to grow in highly
organized colonies producing vivid iridescent colorations. While much is known about the …

Living matter is an emerging topic of interest in HCI as researchers are recognizing the
unique affordances of biological materials. We explore direct interactions with …

We explore designing with Alganyl, a highly customizable and sustainable biomaterial made
of food-grade ingredients. To make Alganyl, we optimized existing bioplastics for flexibility …

Our bodies are home to an unseen ecosystem of microbes that live in symbiosis with us. In
this work, we extend the “human” in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) to include these …