Abstract
The term interaction is field-defining , yet surprisingly confused. This essay discusses what interaction is. We first argue that only few attempts to directly
define interaction exist. Nevertheless , we extract from the literature distinct and highly developed concepts, for instance viewing interaction as dialogue, transmission, optimal behavior, embodiment, and tool use. Importantly, these concepts are associated with different scopes and ways of construing the causal relationships between the human and the computer. This affects their ability to inform empirical tudies and design. Based on this discussion, we list desiderata for future work on interaction, emphasizing the need to improve scope and specificity , to better account for the effects and agency that computers have in interaction, and to generate strong propositions about interaction.
define interaction exist. Nevertheless , we extract from the literature distinct and highly developed concepts, for instance viewing interaction as dialogue, transmission, optimal behavior, embodiment, and tool use. Importantly, these concepts are associated with different scopes and ways of construing the causal relationships between the human and the computer. This affects their ability to inform empirical tudies and design. Based on this discussion, we list desiderata for future work on interaction, emphasizing the need to improve scope and specificity , to better account for the effects and agency that computers have in interaction, and to generate strong propositions about interaction.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
| Publisher | ACM SIGCHI |
| Pages | 5040-5052 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4503-4655-9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
| Event | ACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Colorado Convention Center, Denver, United States Duration: 6 May 2017 → 11 May 2017 Conference number: 35 https://chi2017.acm.org/ |
Conference
| Conference | ACM SIGCHI Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
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| Abbreviated title | ACM CHI |
| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Denver |
| Period | 06/05/2017 → 11/05/2017 |
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Keywords
- Interactions
- human-computer interaction
- scientific progress
- concepts
- models
- theories