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Activity theory in HCI : fundamentals and reflections /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kaptelinin, Victor
Other Authors: Nardi, Bonnie A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [San Rafael, Calif.] : Morgan & Claypool, [2012]
Series:Synthesis lectures on human-centered informatics ; #13.
Subjects:
Human-computer interaction > Psychological aspects.
activity theory
post-cognitivist theory
object-orientedness
hierarchical structure of activity
mediation
externalization
internalization
development
activity system model
agency
experience
activity-centric computing
hn-HC
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Activity theory and the changing face of HCI
  • Theory in HCI
  • The objectives of the book
  • Activity theory in HCI: Selected contributions
  • Re-framing HCI concepts
  • Conceptual tools for design and evaluation
  • Theoretical lens
  • Some reflections for students
  • 2. Basic concepts and principles of activity theory
  • Introduction
  • The general notion of activity
  • The origins of activity theory: Russian psychology of the 1920s and 1930s
  • Lev Vygotsky and the social nature of human mind
  • The individual/collective dimension: The dynamics of the social distribution of the mind
  • From inter-psychological to intra-psychological
  • Sergei Rubinshtein and the principle of unity and inseparability of consciousness and activity
  • The concept of activity and the evolution of psyche
  • The structure of human activity
  • Needs, motives, and the object of activity
  • Activities, actions, and operations
  • Functional organs
  • Basic principles of Leontiev's activity theory: An overview
  • Engeström's activity system model
  • Current diversity of activity theoretical frameworks
  • 3. Agency
  • A typology of agents
  • Artifacts
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Activity and experience
  • Introduction
  • Analyses of subjective phenomena in activity theory
  • Activity theoretical vs. phenomenological perspectives on experience in HCI
  • 5. Activity-centric computing
  • A historical account of activity-centric computing
  • Activity-centric computing and activity theory
  • Current issues and prospects for future research in activity-centric computing
  • A variety of perspectives in activity-centric computing
  • Design challenges and solutions
  • Evaluating activity-centric technologies and environments
  • 6. Activity theory and the development of HCI
  • Introduction
  • hn-HCI
  • Time, space, scope
  • Activity theory and hn-HCI
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Authors' biographies.