Acting with Technology : Activity Theory and Interaction Design.
Kaptelinin, Victor.
Acting with Technology : Activity Theory and Interaction Design. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (346 pages) - Acting with Technology Series . - Acting with Technology Series .
Intro -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- I Activity Theory in Interaction Design -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Do We Need Theory in Interaction Design? -- 3 Activity Theory in a Nutshell -- 4 Interaction Design Informed by Activity Theory -- 5 A Design Application of Activity Theory: The UMEA System -- II Advanced Issues in Activity Theory -- 6 Objectively Speaking -- 7 Objects of Desire -- 8 Historical Currents in the Development of Activity Theory -- III Theory in Interaction Design -- 9 Postcognitivist Theories in Interaction Design -- 10 Artifacts, Agency, and (A)symmetry -- 11 Looking Forward -- Appendix A: The Activity Checklist -- Appendix B: Online Resources on Activity Theory -- Notes -- References -- Index.
A systematic presentation of activity theory, its application to interaction design, and an argument for the development of activity theory as a basis for understanding how people interact with technology.
9780262256476
Design - Human factors.
Electronic books.
QA76.9.H85K45 2006
004.01/9
Acting with Technology : Activity Theory and Interaction Design. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (346 pages) - Acting with Technology Series . - Acting with Technology Series .
Intro -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- I Activity Theory in Interaction Design -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Do We Need Theory in Interaction Design? -- 3 Activity Theory in a Nutshell -- 4 Interaction Design Informed by Activity Theory -- 5 A Design Application of Activity Theory: The UMEA System -- II Advanced Issues in Activity Theory -- 6 Objectively Speaking -- 7 Objects of Desire -- 8 Historical Currents in the Development of Activity Theory -- III Theory in Interaction Design -- 9 Postcognitivist Theories in Interaction Design -- 10 Artifacts, Agency, and (A)symmetry -- 11 Looking Forward -- Appendix A: The Activity Checklist -- Appendix B: Online Resources on Activity Theory -- Notes -- References -- Index.
A systematic presentation of activity theory, its application to interaction design, and an argument for the development of activity theory as a basis for understanding how people interact with technology.
9780262256476
Design - Human factors.
Electronic books.
QA76.9.H85K45 2006
004.01/9