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Looking at “Situated” Technology: Differences in Pattern of Interaction Reflect Differences in Context

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Modeling and Using Context (CONTEXT 2001)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 2116))

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Abstract

Technology cannot be considered as a stand-alone element; it is always situated in a spatial and organizational context. To understand technology usage, we must focus on the context in which this usage takes place. We conducted two field studies of everyday interactions with and around copier machines. This paper describes these two studies and the interaction patterns that we observed. We found some variations in these interaction patterns. These variations can be interpreted as reflecting differences in contexts - both spatial and organizational.

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  1. Technology Management Dept, INSEAD, Bld de Constance, F-77305, Fontainebleau

    Anne -Laure Fayard

  2. Rivendel Consulting & Design, Inc., PO Box 334, La Honda, CA, 94020, USA

    Austin Henderson

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  1. Anne -Laure Fayard
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  1. Department of Computer Engineering, Bilkent University, Bilkent, Ankara, 06533, Turkey

    Varol Akman

  2. Department of Computer and Management Sciences, University of Trento, 38100, Trento, Italy

    Paolo Bouquet

  3. Philosophy Department, University of Michigan, 2251 Angell Hall, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1003, USA

    Richmond Thomason

  4. Philosophy Department, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

    Roger Young

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Fayard, A.L., Henderson, A. (2001). Looking at “Situated” Technology: Differences in Pattern of Interaction Reflect Differences in Context. In: Akman, V., Bouquet, P., Thomason, R., Young, R. (eds) Modeling and Using Context. CONTEXT 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2116. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44607-9_39

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