Cross-cultural technology design : creating culture-sensitive technology for local users /

The demand and opportunity for cross-cultural technology design is rapidly rising due to globalization. However, all too often resulting technologies are technically usable, yet cannot be immediately put to meaningful use by users in their local, concrete contexts. Support for concrete user activiti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Sun, Huatong, 1973-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Series:	Oxford series in human-technology interaction.
Subjects:	Technology > Sociological aspects. User-centered system design > Cross-cultural studies. Human-computer interaction > Cross-cultural studies. Information technology > Cross-cultural studies. Technologie > Aspect sociologique. Conception participative (Conception de systèmes) > Études transculturelles. Technologie de l'information > Études transculturelles. SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects. Human-computer interaction Information technology Technology > Sociological aspects User-centered system design Electronic books. Cross-cultural studies
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Table of Contents:

Approaching culture in cross-cultural technology design
User experience in global context
Integrating action and meaning in cross-cultural design
Clue as a framework for cross-cultural user experience research
Sophie's story: new chocolate at work
Lili's story: pure water in social network
Brian's story: conversations carried through my fingers
Mei's story: "idioms solitaire" between sports fans
Emma's story: more than a nice gesture in a technology-mediated life
Culturally localized user experience as situated and constructed
Future directions.