DWBC 2012 - International Workshop on Designing for Wellness and Behavior Change

People’s physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing is important both for individuals as well as communities. Using technologies to encourage users to adopt healthy behaviors, become more active in exercising, engage in social activities and rehabilitate after illness or stress is becoming more and more common in HCI research. Examples of these emerging technologies include mobile phone applications, wearable sports tracking equipment, and social media. In this workshop we discuss the present and future of designing for interactive technology and applications aiming for wellness and behavior change. We bring together researchers and practitioners from research, academia and industry with experience and/or interest in user research, interaction design, or concept development in the domain.