Understanding Interaction: The Relationships Between People, Technology, Culture, and the Environment: Volume 1: Evolution, Technology, Language

ISBN-13: 9781482228625 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 260 str.

Bert Bongers

Opis

This book brings together perspectives and knowledge from a wide range of disciplines. It defines and explains what actually happens in the interaction between people and technology as a basis for the design and implementation of better interfaces. The book demystifies technology by placing it in a historical context and relating social and cultural developments to technical advances. It also presents new frameworks, design tools, and techniques from theory to practice.

Spis treści

Preface. Author. 1 Interacting – Overview of design and research for interaction. 2 Evolving – Technocultural periods and technology categories. 3 Creating – Dedicated tool making and the emergence of language. 4 Settling – Agriculture, mechanical tools, and writing. 5 Industrialising – Science, enlightenment, reformation, and renaissance. 6 Communicating – Information, representation, and semiotics. Interface – Connecting volume 1 and volume 2—preliminary frameworks and directions. References. Index.

O autorze

Bert Bongers is an associate professor with the Faculty of Design, Architecture, and Building at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.