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HCI theory [electronic resource] : classical, modern, and contemporary / Yvonne Rogers

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Rogers, Yvonne
Published
San Rafael, Calif. (1537 Fourth Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA) : Morgan & Claypool, [2012]
Copyright Date
©2012
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1 electronic text (xv, 113 pages) : illustrations, digital file
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Contents
1. Introduction -- 1.1 Burgeoning HCI -- 1.2 Conceptualizing HCI: from paradigms to frameworks -- 1.3 Aims of the book -- 1.4 Parallels with art history --, 2. The backdrop to HCI theory -- 2.1 Transforming society -- 2.2 HCI's growing pains -- 2.3 Adolescent HCI -- 2.4 Grown-up HCI: reframing theory --, 3. The role and contribution of theory in HCI -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Importing theory -- 3.3 Different roles and expectations -- 3.4 A taxonomy of HCI theory: classical, modern and contemporary --, 4. Classical theories -- 4.1 Body of knowledge -- 4.2 Applying basic research -- 4.3 Cognitive modeling --, 5. Modern theories -- 5.1 External cognition -- 5.1.1 Cognitive dimensions -- 5.1.2 Wright et al.'s resources model -- 5.2 Distributed cognition -- 5.3 Ecological psychology -- 5.4 Situated action -- 5.5 Ethnomethodology and ethnography -- 5.6 CSCW theories -- 5.7 Activity theory -- 5.8 Grounded theory -- 5.9 Hybrid theories --, 6. Contemporary theory -- 6.1 Human values -- 6.2 Turn to design -- 6.3 Turn to culture -- 6.4 Turn to the wild -- 6.5 Turn to embodiment -- 6.6 The next turn --, 7. Discussion -- 7.1 Most successful -- 7.2 Somewhat less successful -- 7.3 Not so successful -- 7.4 Moving theory forward: new framings --, and 8. Summary -- Bibliography -- Author's biography.
Summary
Theory is the bedrock of many sciences, providing a rigorous method to advance knowledge, through testing and falsifying hypotheses about observable phenomena. To begin with, the nascent field of HCI followed the scientific method borrowing theories from cognitive science to test theories about user performance at the interface. But HCI has emerged as an eclectic interdiscipline rather than a well-defined science. It now covers all aspects of human life, from birth to bereavement, through all manner of computing, from device ecologies to nano-technology. It comes as no surprise that the role of theory in HCI has also greatly expanded from the early days of scientific testing to include other functions such as describing, explaining, critiquing, and as the basis for generating new designs.The book charts the theoretical developments in HCI, both past and present, reflecting on how they have shaped the field. It explores both the rhetoric and the reality: how theories have been conceptualized, what was promised, how they have been used and which has made the most impact in the field -- and the reasons for this. Finally, it looks to the future and asks whether theory will continue to have a role, and, if so, what this might be.
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9781608459018 (electronic bk.)
9781608459001 (pbk.)
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Part of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-111).
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