ISBN:
9780511574986
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (ix, 389 pages)
Series Statement:
Cambridge series on human-computer interaction 11
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
302.3
Keywords:
Human-computer interaction
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Virtual reality
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Computer networks
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Ergonomie
;
Rechnernetz
;
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
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Hochschulschrift
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Rechnernetz
;
Ergonomie
;
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
;
Ergonomie
Abstract:
Designers, implementers, and users of computer network applications are all deeply involved in the processes of social and cultural change, whether or not they consciously and actively choose to consider these processes. Issues such as community and privacy, dependence and individualism are no longer simply the province of philosophers and social scientists; they are tightly interwoven in the design and use of network applications. Virtual Individuals, Virtual Groups explores the social dimensions of the powerful computing applications that are shaping our culture. It addresses design and theoretical issues relating to groupware and other applications of computer networks. It considers computer network applications in terms of the notions of genre and narrative, in a framework that is broadly applicable to the development of a wide range of computing and communication systems, such as virtual reality and multimedia
Description / Table of Contents:
1. Evolution of computer application genres: Groupware and other network-based system applications -- 2. On the infinite variety of virtual entities -- 3. The shape of groups to come: Efforts to define, label, explain, and model collaborative activity -- 4. Shaped resources and spaces: Lessons from the use of desks, tables, whiteboards, office settings, and video -- 5. Cultural objects and technological dreams: Dependence, autonomy, and intellectual augmentation -- 6. Privacy, anonymity, and agency: Applications of computer networking and the development of social analogues -- 7. Toward a genre-responsive design approach for computing applications
Note:
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DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511574986
URL:
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URL:
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URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511574986
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511574986
