Technology as Experience
Publisher: The MIT Press; MIT Press
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780262134477
Subjects: Impact of computing & IT on society; Impact of science & technology on society; Computers; Technology & Industrial Arts; Computer Books: General; Computers / Information Technology; Computer Science; Social Aspects - Human-Computer Interaction; Interactive multimedia; Social Aspects; Technology
First sentence: A man who works in a library is having a normal working day: checking books in and out, helping people find the author they were looking for, organizing inter-library loans, and so on.
Description: "In Technology as Experience, John McCarthy and Peter Wright argue that any account of what is often called the user experience must take into consideration the emotional, intellectual, and sensual aspects of our interactions with technology. We don't just use technology, they point out; we live with it. They offer a new approach to understanding human-computer interaction through examining the felt experience of technology. Drawing on the pragmatism of such philosophers as John Dewey and Mikhail Bakhtin, they provide a framework for a clearer analysis of technology as experience."--BOOK JACKET.