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Adaptive On- and Off-Earth Environments
This volume investigates the challenges and opportunities for designing, manufacturing and operating off-Earth infrastructures in order to establish...
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Perspectives on Design and Digital Communication IV Research, Innovations and Best Practices
This book gathers new empirical findings fostering advances in the areas of digital and communication design, web, multimedia and motion design,...
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Introduction
As global warming accelerates, climate events such as extreme fires and floods are escalating in their unpredictability, intensity and frequency,...
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Representing the Climate Crisis: Aesthetic Framings in Contemporary Performing and Visual Arts
This chapter reviews the representation of climate change in performing and visual arts over the past ten years, canvassing the aesthetic exploration...
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Communicating in Crisis: Community Practices of Online Participation During Extreme Events
This chapter surveys research into the communication among community members affected by extreme events with digital platforms such as social media...
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Iconographies of Climate Catastrophe: The Representation of Climate Change in Art and Film
This chapter reviews visual representations of climate in art and film across the last few decades, exploring shifting artistic, cinematic,...
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Creatively Reimagining Place and Community in a World of Extreme Weather
This chapter explores connections between place, community and narrative in the context of a world beset by extreme weather events. Drawing on...
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Reimagining Extreme Event Scenarios: The Aesthetic Visualisation of Climate Uncertainty to Enhance Preparedness
Responding to the rapidly escalating climate emergency, this chapter outlines transformative multidisciplinary research centred on the visualisation...
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Supporting Disaster Preparedness Through User-Centred Interaction Design in Immersive Environments
At a time when wildfires and severe floods are challenging human society in unprecedented ways, we examine how immersive virtual environments can be...
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Universal Design in Extended Realities
The domain of extended reality (XRExtended reality (XR)) has undergone considerable advancements and has brought forth an assortment of gaming...
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Design Implications and Processes for an Attainable Game Experience
This chapter examines the pivotal role of investigating the implications and practices that shape an attainable gaming experience (AGE) design,...
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Assistive Technologies for Attainable Gaming Experiences
The advent of device-agnostic gaming platforms has revolutionized the industry by enabling seamless cross-platform functionality, thus freeing game...
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Assessing the Attainability of Video Game Experiences
This chapter delves into the methodology for conducting an Attainable Gaming Experience (AGE) design assessment, applicable to video game artifacts...
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Direct Ink Writing with Lunar Regolith: An Avenue for Off-Earth Construction
Long-term human and robotic exploration missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond, will require far higher levels of autonomy, flexibility and resilience...
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Review of Cementless Materials for 3D Printing of On- and Off-Earth Habitats
This chapter presents a review of cementless materials for 3D printing, with a specific emphasis on the utilization of volcanic ash in the context of...
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Airborne Wind Energy for Martian Habitats
Renewable energy for Mars habitats is of key interest for future crewed missions. However, the low solar irradiation and low atmospheric pressure on...
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TechnoFashion2Sustainability. Digital Tools, Modular Strategies and Participatory Design Approach to Brand Engagement and Customized Solutions
Participatory design practices allow users to understand and experience products more deeply. How, what, and why emerge as meaningful questions to...
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The Impact of Visual Design on Public Participation. Case Study in Cyberjournalism
Indispensable for the proper functioning of democratic societies, journalism assumes a pivotal role in democracy and the community. Although...
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Words of Woundedness. Designing for Behavior Change Through the Power of Vulnerability
Vulnerability has become a key concept in modern society, relating to all dimensions of human existence, and the main determinants of health....
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The Role of Design in Online Communication for Higher Education Institutions During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This chapter presents a study developed at the Department of Communication Sciences of the University of Minho (Portugal) about the importance of...