Human-Computer Interaction: The Agency Perspective
Editors: Zacarias, Marielba, de Oliveira, José Valente (Eds.)
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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:
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
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.
- Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Towards Happiness: Possibility-Driven Design
Pages 3-27
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Balancing User and Business Goals in Software Development to Generate Positive User Experience
Pages 29-53
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The User-Subjective Approach to Personal Information Management: From Theory to Practice
Pages 55-81
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Children Psychotherapy with Mobile Devices
Pages 85-109
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Designing with and for Older Adults: Experience from Game Design
Pages 111-129
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Human-Computer Interaction: The Agency Perspective
- Editors
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- Marielba Zacarias
- José Valente de Oliveira
- Series Title
- Studies in Computational Intelligence
- Series Volume
- 396
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-25691-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-25691-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-25690-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-43910-0
- Series ISSN
- 1860-949X
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 466
- Number of Illustrations
- 50 b/w illustrations, 70 illustrations in colour
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