Acting with Technology: Activity Theory and Interaction Design
"With elegance and clarity,Acting with Technologyoutlines a theoretical perspective that helps interaction design meet its future. This book delves into the intricacies of collective activities and mediated cognitive systems, while offering a principled guide for codeveloping technology and societal practices. It is essential reading in an age when computers and software have long since escaped the confines of individual users and workstations."Sampsa Hyysalo, Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work, University of Helsinki"With elegance and clarity, *Acting with Technology* outlines a theoretical perspective that helps interaction design meet its future. This book delves into the intricacies of collective activities and mediated cognitive systems, while offering a principled guide for codeveloping technology and societal practices. It is essential reading in an age when computers and software have long since escaped the confines of individual users and workstations."--Sampsa Hyysalo, Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research, University of Helsinki