GreenTouch: Co-Creating XR Micro-Interventions for Last-Mile Climate Resilience in Occupational Therapy

Title (eng)
GreenTouch: Co-Creating XR Micro-Interventions for Last-Mile Climate Resilience in Occupational Therapy
Description (eng)
Climate change is increasingly experienced as local, health-relevant disruption, yet “last mile” adoption barriers often prevent resilience measures from translating into everyday routines, especially in vulnerable groups. GreenTouch implements planetary health in occupational therapy with the help of low-barrier XR minigames, that enable occupational therapists to integrate climate competence into practice and support clients in rehearsing feasible micro-adaptations to strengthen self-efficacy. We report our interdisciplinary co-creation process and outline key HCI challenges for building therapy-embedded climate resilience tools, including ethical design under power asymmetries, transfer beyond the headset, and representative scenarios without deficit framing.
Keywords (eng)
Extended RealityXRClimate resiliencePlanetary healthoccupational therapyvulnerable usersco-creation
Language
[eng]
Persistent identifier
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