Abstract
Computing technology is now so entwined with everyday life that enquiries into human computer interaction (HCI) are also studies of society and culture Cultural and Critical theory is then increasingly relevant to studies of Human Computer Interaction (HCI). It is both timely and important to develop understandings of the strengths and limitations of the various perspectives available within the fractious traditions of cultural and critical theory. This workshop will consider the challenges of making such theory relevant and accessible to HCI and interaction design.
Highlights
Computing technology is so pervasive that the study of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is almost the study of everyday life
As HCI has become more implicated in culture, the field has become concerned with critical theory (e.g., 4, 6, 10)
Critical theory is a catch-all term that encompasses a number of writers and disciplines; it includes the sub fields of hermeneutics, phenomenology, semiotics, marxism, feminism, deconstruction, and postmodernism, among others
Summary
Computing technology is so pervasive that the study of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is almost the study of everyday life. It is generally agreed that the historical concerns of the field such as usability and efficiency are no longer sufficient scopes of inquiry. There have been turns to fun and enjoyment (e.g., 14, 8) emotional design (e.g. 17) experience design (e.g., 16), culturally situated design (e.g., 15) critical and reflective design (e.g. 1, 13) beauty and aesthetics (e.g., 15) and technology for social action (e.g., 11). As HCI has become more implicated in culture, the field has become concerned with critical theory (e.g., 4, 6, 10). Critical theory is a catch-all term that encompasses a number of writers and disciplines; it includes the sub fields of hermeneutics, phenomenology, semiotics, marxism, feminism, deconstruction, and postmodernism, among others.
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