Kaptelinin, Victor. <br/><br/>
Acting with Technology :  Activity Theory and Interaction Design. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (346 pages) 
 - Acting with Technology Series .
 - Acting with Technology Series .
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780262256476 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Design - Human factors.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.9.H85K45 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>004.01/9