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2026

Conference Publication

Tuning into Everyday Ecologies: Children’s Slow Noticing in Food Gardens

Li, Yanxia, Dobson, Madeleine Rose, Dema, Tshering, Vella, Kellie and Brereton, Margot (2026). Tuning into Everyday Ecologies: Children’s Slow Noticing in Food Gardens. New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3772318.3791719

Tuning into Everyday Ecologies: Children’s Slow Noticing in Food Gardens

2026

Conference Publication

Balancing Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) in Digital Technology Interactions: A Framework for Design and Use

Vella, Kellie, Iines Holopainen, Nelli, Torjinksi, Marina, Rose Dobson, Madeleine, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2026). Balancing Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) in Digital Technology Interactions: A Framework for Design and Use. New York, NY, USA: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3772318.3791364

Balancing Attention Support for Early-learners (BASE) in Digital Technology Interactions: A Framework for Design and Use

2025

Conference Publication

Designing inclusive digital spaces for older adults: the role of facilitation, trust, and emotional safety

Asadi, Yasamin, Vella, Kellie, Brereton, Margot, Soro, Alessandro, Ploderer, Bernd and Cook, Rachael Leigh (2025). Designing inclusive digital spaces for older adults: the role of facilitation, trust, and emotional safety. OZCHI '25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal (Sydney), NSW, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3764687.3764726

Designing inclusive digital spaces for older adults: the role of facilitation, trust, and emotional safety

2025

Conference Publication

Towards reciprocity: mediating human-nature relations through HCI

Perera, Piumi, Cumbo, Bronwyn, Bidwell, Nicola J, Vella, Kellie, Webber, Sarah, Zhang, Huiwen, Wadley, Greg, Paay, Jeni, Morrison, Ann, Giraldo, Catalina and Cheng, Xin (2025). Towards reciprocity: mediating human-nature relations through HCI. OZCHI '25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal (Sydney), NSW, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3764687.3769939

Towards reciprocity: mediating human-nature relations through HCI

2025

Conference Publication

Designing for children's nature play and place attachment: an observational study in early childhood education centre

Om, Chimi, Vella, Kellie, Dema, Tshering, Ploderer, Bernd, Li, Yanxia, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2025). Designing for children's nature play and place attachment: an observational study in early childhood education centre. OZCHI '25: 37th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Gadigal (Sydney), NSW, Australia, 29 November - 3 December 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3764687.3764721

Designing for children's nature play and place attachment: an observational study in early childhood education centre

2025

Conference Publication

Storying-roleplay: a co-design method supporting young children to understand environmental problems

Om, Chimi, Vella, Kellie, Dema, Tshering, Ploderer, Bernd, Murcia, Karen and Brereton, Margot (2025). Storying-roleplay: a co-design method supporting young children to understand environmental problems. IDC '25: Interaction Design and Children, Reykjavik, Iceland, 23-26 June 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3713043.3728842

Storying-roleplay: a co-design method supporting young children to understand environmental problems

2025

Conference Publication

"Hello, Mr Tree": toying with playful conversational AI in the early years

Vella, Kellie, Dobson, Madeleine and Brereton, Margot (2025). "Hello, Mr Tree": toying with playful conversational AI in the early years. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan, 26 April - 1 May 2025. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3706599.3719878

"Hello, Mr Tree": toying with playful conversational AI in the early years

2024

Conference Publication

Engaging with nature in a digital world

Perera, Piumi, Rodgers, Shannon, Bidwell, Nicola J., Webber, Sarah, Vella, Kellie, Zhang, Huiwen and Cumbo, Bronwyn (2024). Engaging with nature in a digital world. OzCHI '24: 36th Australasian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Meanjin (Brisbane), QLD, Australia, 30 November - 4 December 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3726986.3727935

Engaging with nature in a digital world

2024

Conference Publication

Phenology circles: a method to deepen relations in more-than-human design processes

Rodgers, Shannon, Ploderer, Bernd, Vella, Kellie and Brereton, Margot (2024). Phenology circles: a method to deepen relations in more-than-human design processes. DIS '24: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-5 July 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3643834.3660694

Phenology circles: a method to deepen relations in more-than-human design processes

2024

Conference Publication

Nature Networks: Designing for nature data collection and sharing from local to global

Vella, Kellie, Rogers, Yvonne, Tulloch, Ayesha and Brereton, Margot (2024). Nature Networks: Designing for nature data collection and sharing from local to global. DIS '24: ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1-5 July 2024. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3643834.3661520

Nature Networks: Designing for nature data collection and sharing from local to global

2023

Conference Publication

Rethinking the development of computational thinking skills in young children through nature play

Om, Chimi, Brereton, Margot, Vella, Kellie, Ploderer, Bernd, Dema, Tshering, Dobson, Madeleine Rose and Murcia, Karen (2023). Rethinking the development of computational thinking skills in young children through nature play. OzCHI 2023, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), Aotearoa New Zealand, 2-6 December 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3638380.3638447

Rethinking the development of computational thinking skills in young children through nature play

2023

Conference Publication

Nature fictions: designing for a sustainable future through nature relations

Rodgers, Shannon, Vella, Kellie, Ploderer, Bernd and Brereton, Margot (2023). Nature fictions: designing for a sustainable future through nature relations. DIS '23: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 10-14 July 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3563657.3595981

Nature fictions: designing for a sustainable future through nature relations

2023

Conference Publication

Pick me up before you go-go: sociotechnical strategies for waste in music festival campsites

Vella, Kellie (2023). Pick me up before you go-go: sociotechnical strategies for waste in music festival campsites. CHI '23: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Hamburg, Germany, 23-28 April 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3544548.3581104

Pick me up before you go-go: sociotechnical strategies for waste in music festival campsites

2022

Conference Publication

Phenology probes: exploring human-nature relations for designing sustainable futures

Rodgers, Shannon, Ploderer, Bernd, Vella, Kellie and Brereton, Margot (2022). Phenology probes: exploring human-nature relations for designing sustainable futures. OzCHI '22: 34th Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 29 November-2 December 2022. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3572921.3572936

Phenology probes: exploring human-nature relations for designing sustainable futures

2022

Conference Publication

Networked gardens: remediating local nature data through the internet of things

Vella, Kellie, Esteban, Michael, Ploderer, Bernd and Brereton, Margot (2022). Networked gardens: remediating local nature data through the internet of things. DIS '22: Designing Interactive Systems Conference, Virtual, 13-17 June 2023. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3532106.3533497

Networked gardens: remediating local nature data through the internet of things

2021

Conference Publication

Fostering children's stewardship of local nature through game co-design

Vella, Kellie, Dema, Tshering, Soro, Alessandro and Brereton, Margot (2021). Fostering children's stewardship of local nature through game co-design. OzCHI '21: 33rd Australian Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Online, 30 November – 3 December 2021. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3520495.3522702

Fostering children's stewardship of local nature through game co-design

2021

Conference Publication

Digital technologies in nature

Webber, Sarah, Oliver, Jessica, Smith, Wally, Hoy, Julia, Vella, Kellie, Brereton, Margot, Bender, Helena, Davies, Alasdair and Judith, Kate (2021). Digital technologies in nature. International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction, Bloomington, IN, United States, 8-11 November 2021. New York, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3493842.3493885

Digital technologies in nature

2021

Conference Publication

Human-nature relations in urban gardens: explorations with camera traps

Vella, Kellie, Ploderer, Bernd and Brereton, Margot (2021). Human-nature relations in urban gardens: explorations with camera traps. CHI '21: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Yokohama, Japan, 8-13 May 2021. New York, NY, United States: ACM. doi: 10.1145/3411764.3445438

Human-nature relations in urban gardens: explorations with camera traps

2020

Conference Publication

Ecology Meets Computer Science: Designing Tools to Reconcile People, Data, and Practices

Vella, Kellie, Oliver, Jessica L., Dema, Tshering, Brereton, Margot and Roe, Paul (2020). Ecology Meets Computer Science: Designing Tools to Reconcile People, Data, and Practices. CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), Electr Network, Apr 25-30, 2020. NEW YORK: Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3313831.3376663

Ecology Meets Computer Science: Designing Tools to Reconcile People, Data, and Practices

2018

Conference Publication

Using Applied Games to Engage mHealth Users: A Case Study of MindMax

Vella, Kellie, Peever, Nikki, Klarkowski, Madison, Ploderer, Bernd, Mitchell, Jo and Johnson, Daniel (2018). Using Applied Games to Engage mHealth Users: A Case Study of MindMax. Association for Computing Machinery. doi: 10.1145/3242671.3242686

Using Applied Games to Engage mHealth Users: A Case Study of MindMax