AltarNation: interface design for meditative communities
CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
DIS '02 Proceedings of the 4th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques
The age of auspicious computing?
interactions - Funology
Transcendent experience in the use of computer-based media
Proceedings of the third Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction
Technology as Experience
I just clicked to say I love you: rich evaluations of minimal communication
CHI '06 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
CSCW '06 Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work
When second wave HCI meets third wave challenges
Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles
Designing worth is worth designing
Proceedings of the 4th Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction: changing roles
Sabbath day home automation: "it's like mixing technology and religion"
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Exploring the use of large displays in american megachurches
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Technology scruples: why intimidation will not save the recording industry and how enchantment might
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Shared moments: opportunities for mobile phones in religious participation
Proceedings of the 2007 conference on Designing for User eXperiences
Sacred imagery in techno-spiritual design
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The prayer companion: openness and specificity, materiality and spirituality
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
No more SMS from Jesus: ubicomp, religion and techno-spiritual practices
UbiComp'06 Proceedings of the 8th international conference on Ubiquitous Computing
Messy Futures: Culture, Technology and Research
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Sonic Cradle: designing for an immersive experience of meditation by connecting respiration to music
Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Autobiographical design in HCI research: designing and learning through use-it-yourself
Proceedings of the Designing Interactive Systems Conference
Usability in Government Systems: User Experience Design for Citizens and Public Servants
Usability in Government Systems: User Experience Design for Citizens and Public Servants
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Designing Pleasurable Products and Interfaces
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The iTunes App Store contains over six thousand apps related to spirituality and religion. The ACM digital library, however, contains only 98 works that address this topic from an HCI perspective. Despite high-profile calls for research in the area, the HCI community has produced only 19 research papers focused on the topic, almost half of which are the work of one person and her colleagues. In this paper we provide an overview of the relevant HCI research in this area, a partial inventory of spiritually oriented apps in the iTunes US App Store, and a comparison of research and real-world developments. We discuss the gaps in the HCI literature on techno-spiritual practices and speculate about some of the difficulties and challenges that face the HCI community in conducting research in this area.