Artifact as theory-nexus: hermeneutics meets theory-based design

Autor: J. M. Carroll, W. A. Kellogg
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: ACM SIGCHI Bulletin. 20:7-14
ISSN: 0736-6906
DOI: 10.1145/67450.67452
Popis: We suggest that HCI designs characteristically embody multiple, distinct psychological claims, that virtually every aspect of a system's usability is overdetermined by independent psychological rationales inherent in its design. These myriad claims cohere in being implemented together in a running system. Thus, HCI artifacts themselves are perhaps the most effective medium for theory development in HCI. We advance a framework for articulating the psychological claims embodied by artifacts. This proposal reconciles the contrasting perspectives of theory-based design and hermeneutics, and clarifies the apparent paradox of HCI application leading HCI theory.
Databáze: OpenAIRE