HCI Outdoors is the study of human-computer Interaction in outdoor settings.
HCI Outdoors includes understanding the human experience of using interactive computing outdoors as well as the implementation of interactive systems for outdoor use. Outdoor applications range from recreation to work and include citizen science and education. Users can be a single person on a hike, a group of people cycling together or a formal class of 11 year old students. Systems range from smartphones to purpose-built physical devices.