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A naturalistic approach to human-computer interaction.

Recommendation: This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex and dynamic relationship between human-computer interaction. The book's unique focus on activity theory provides a naturalistic approach to understanding the nuances of this relationship. The book presents 13 contributions that apply activity theory to human-computer interaction, making it a rich resource for those interested in structuring and guiding field studies. The book is well-written and has a credible and informative tone.

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ISBN: 9780262140584
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $29.08
Authors: Bonnie A. Nardi
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date of Publication: 1995-11-21
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development, Sociology
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Intended for designers and researchers, Context and Consciousness brings together 13 contributions that apply activity theory to problems of human-computer interaction. Understanding how people actually use computers in their everyday lives is essential to good design and evaluation. This insight necessitates a move out of the laboratory and into the field. The research described in Context and Consciousness presents activity theory as a means of structuring and guiding field studies of human-computer interaction, from practical design to theoretical development. Activity theory is a psychological theory with a naturalistic emphasis, with roots going back to the 1920s in the Soviet Union. It provides a hierarchical framework for describing activity and a set of perspectives on practice. Activity theory has been fruitfully applied in many areas of human need, including problems of mentally and physically handicapped children, educational testing, curriculum design, and ergonomics. There is growing interest in applying activity theory to problems of human- computer interaction, and an international community of researchers is contributing to the effort. ContributorsRachel Bellamy, Susanne Bødker, Ellen Christiansen, Yrjo Engeström, Virginia Escalante, Dorothy Holland, Victor Kaptelinin, Kari Kuutti, Bonnie A. Nardi, Arne Raeithel, James Reeves, Boris Velichkovksy, Vladimir P. Zinchenko
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A naturalistic approach to human-computer interaction.

Recommendation: This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the complex and dynamic relationship between human-computer interaction. The book's unique focus on activity theory provides a naturalistic approach to understanding the nuances of this relationship. The book presents 13 contributions that apply activity theory to human-computer interaction, making it a rich resource for those interested in structuring and guiding field studies. The book is well-written and has a credible and informative tone.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.