Hug@ree is an interactive installation that provides a bond between urban beings and the forest. It is an ARTiVIS (Arts, Real-Time Video and Interactivity for Sustainability) experience that provides interaction with trees and videos of trees in real-time, raising awareness of the natural environment and how individual action can collectively become so relevant. In this paper, the authors present an overview of the Hug@ree concept, related work, implementation, user experience evaluation and future work.

Issue Section:
Special Section of Leonardo Transactions: Balance-Unbalance
Digital Arts, Real-Time Video, Environmental Awareness, Sustainability
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Hug@ree interactive installation and timelapses of the public presentations up to 2013. This ARTiVIS experience promotes affection through physical contact with nature and awareness on how individual action can collectively become relevant for sustainability. (© Mónica Mendes and Pedro Ângelo)

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