Authors:
Letizia Bollini
1
;
Alessio Caccamo
2
and
Carlo Martino
2
Affiliations:
1
Department of Psychology, University of Milano-Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, Milan and Italy
;
2
Department of Planning, Design, Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Flaminia 72, Rome and Italy
Keyword(s):
Agriculture 4.0, Agritech and Design, Human-Decentered Design, Conversational Interfaces, Multimodal User Interfaces.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Usability and Ergonomics
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
;
Web Interfaces and Applications
Abstract:
The introduction of information technologies in the environmental field is impacting and changing even a traditional sector like agriculture. Nevertheless, Agriculture 4.0 and data-driven decisions should meet user needs and expectations. The paper presents a broad theoretical overview, discussing both the strategic role of design applied to Agri-tech and the issue of User Interface and Interaction as enabling tools in the field. In particular, the paper suggests to rethink the HCD approach, moving on a Human-Decentered Design approach that put together user-technology-environment and the importance of the role of calm technologies as a way to place the farmer, not as a final target and passive spectator, but as an active part of the process to aim the process of mitigation, appropriation from a traditional cultivation method to the 4.0 one.