Overview
- Offers a new perspective on Human computer Interaction (HCI): the agency perspective
- Coherent, in depth, and timely material on the agency perspective in HCI
- Written by leading experts in the field
Part of the book series: Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI, volume 396)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Agent-Centric Paradigms and Approaches
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Collective Agents
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
Agent-centric theories, approaches and technologies are contributing to enrich interactions between users and computers. This book aims at highlighting the influence of the agency perspective in Human-Computer Interaction through a careful selection of research contributions. Split into five sections; Users as Agents, Agents and Accessibility, Agents and Interactions, Agent-centric Paradigms and Approaches, and Collective Agents, the book covers a wealth of novel, original and fully updated material, offering:
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To provide a coherent, in depth, and timely material on the agency perspective in HCI
To offer an authoritative treatment of the subject matter presented by carefully selected authors
To offer a balanced and broad coverage of the subject area, including, human, organizational, social, as well as technological concerns.
ü To offer a hands-on-experience by covering representative case studies and offering essential design guidelines
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The book will appeal to a broad audience of researchers and professionals associated to software engineering, interface design, accessibility, as well as agent-based interaction paradigms and technology.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Human-Computer Interaction: The Agency Perspective
Editors: Marielba Zacarias, José Valente Oliveira
Series Title: Studies in Computational Intelligence
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25691-2
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-25690-5Published: 20 January 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43910-0Published: 22 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25691-2Published: 21 January 2012
Series ISSN: 1860-949X
Series E-ISSN: 1860-9503
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 466
Number of Illustrations: 50 b/w illustrations, 70 illustrations in colour