Enabling the pursuit of different goals

XVI.1 January + February 2009
Page: 69
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ON MODELINGWhat is interaction?


Authors:
Hugh Dubberly, Paul Pangaro, Usman Haque

When we discuss computer-human interaction and design for interaction, do we agree on the meaning of the term "interaction"? Has the subject been fully explored? Is the definition settled? A Design-Theory View Meredith Davis has argued that interaction is not the special province of computers alone. She points out that printed books invite interaction and that designers consider how readers will interact with books. She cites Massimo Vignelli's work on the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds as an example of particularly thoughtful design for interaction [1]. Richard Buchanan shares Davis's broad view of interaction.…




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