Acting with Technology: Activity Theory and Interaction Design

by Bonnie A. Nardi and Victor Kaptelinin

Book Overview

A systematic presentation of activity theory, its application to interaction design, and an argument for the development of activity theory as a basis for understanding how people interact with technology.

Activity theory holds that the human mind is the product of our interaction with people and artifacts in the context of everyday activity. Acting with Technology makes the case for activity theory as a basis for understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262513315
• ISBN13: 9780262513319
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher