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Human-Computer Interaction: The Agency Perspective

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Editors:
  1. Marielba Zacarias

    1. UAlg Informatics Lab, University of Algarve , Faro, Portugal

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  2. José Valente Oliveira

    1. UAlg Informatics Lab, University of Algarve , Faro, Portugal

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  • 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)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. Users as Agents

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Towards Happiness: Possibility-Driven Design

      • Pieter Desmet, Marc Hassenzahl
      Pages 3-27

    3. Balancing User and Business Goals in Software Development to Generate Positive User Experience

      • Claudia Nass, Sebastian Adam, Joerg Doerr, Marcus Trapp
      Pages 29-53

    4. The User-Subjective Approach to Personal Information Management: From Theory to Practice

      • Ofer Bergman
      Pages 55-81

  3. Agents and Accessibility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
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    2. Children Psychotherapy with Mobile Devices

      • Marco de Sá, Luís Carriço, João Faria, Isabel Sá
      Pages 85-109

    3. Designing with and for Older Adults: Experience from Game Design

      • Abdullah Al Mahmud, Suleman Shahid, Omar Mubin
      Pages 111-129

    4. Multi-Agent Systems Orientated to Assist with Daily Activities in the Homes of Elderly and Disabled People

      • Miguel A. Sanz-Bobi, David Contreras, Álvaro Sánchez
      Pages 131-167

    5. Incorporating an Ambient Agent to Support People with a Cognitive Vulnerability

      • Azizi Ab Aziz, Michel C. A. Klein
      Pages 169-192

  4. Agents and Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 193-193
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    2. Perspectives on Agency Interacting with and through Personal Robots

      • Leila Takayama
      Pages 195-214

    3. Human-Agent and Human-Robot Interaction Theory: Similarities to and Differences from Human-Human Interaction

      • Nicole C. Krämer, Astrid von der Pütten, Sabrina Eimler
      Pages 215-240

    4. Memory Models for Intelligent Social Companions

      • Mei Yii Lim
      Pages 241-262

    5. A Computer Architecture for Intelligent Agents with Personality and Emotions

      • Ary Fagundes Bressane Neto, Flavio Soares Correa da Silva
      Pages 263-285

    6. Individualized Gesture Production in Embodied Conversational Agents

      • Stefan Kopp, Kirsten Bergmann
      Pages 287-301

    7. Facilitating Ubiquitous interaction Using Intelligent Agents

      • Abey Campbell, Rem Collier, Mauro Dragone, Levent Görgü, Thomas Holz, Michael J. O’Grady et al.
      Pages 303-326

  5. Agent-Centric Paradigms and Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 327-327
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    2. Synergetic Recollection: How to Design Lifelogging Tools That Help Locate the Right Information

      • Vaiva Kalnikaite, Steve Whittaker
      Pages 329-348

    3. Human Cognition as a Foundation for the Emerging Egocentric Interaction Paradigm

      • Dipak Surie, Thomas Pederson, Lars-Erik Janlert
      Pages 349-374
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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:

 

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • UAlg Informatics Lab, University of Algarve , Faro, Portugal

    Marielba Zacarias, José Valente Oliveira

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

  • Topics: Computational Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

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