Re-evaluating the Relationship between Context and Action
An excellent discussion about the role of context in design ...
"In "What we talk about when we talk about context", published in Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Paul Dourish of the University of California, Irvine, USA, is reflecting on the emergence of ubiquitous computing as a new design paradigm which poses significant challenges for human-computer interaction and interaction design. Gone is the well-understood domain of single users sitting at desks and interacting with conventionally-designed computers employing screens, keyboards and mice for interaction. The result is considerable interest in 'context-aware computing' - computational systems that can sense and respond to aspects of the settings in which they are used. So far, so good, but Dourish suggests that confusion surrounds the notion of 'context'. He juxtaposes the 'representational' stance implied by conventional interpretations of 'context' with a more dynamic reading of how context is created through everyday human activity.
Context is important, he argues, not least because 'when computation is moved "off the desktop", then we suddenly need to keep track of where it has gone'." continued ... (Via Usability News)
"In "What we talk about when we talk about context", published in Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Paul Dourish of the University of California, Irvine, USA, is reflecting on the emergence of ubiquitous computing as a new design paradigm which poses significant challenges for human-computer interaction and interaction design. Gone is the well-understood domain of single users sitting at desks and interacting with conventionally-designed computers employing screens, keyboards and mice for interaction. The result is considerable interest in 'context-aware computing' - computational systems that can sense and respond to aspects of the settings in which they are used. So far, so good, but Dourish suggests that confusion surrounds the notion of 'context'. He juxtaposes the 'representational' stance implied by conventional interpretations of 'context' with a more dynamic reading of how context is created through everyday human activity.
Context is important, he argues, not least because 'when computation is moved "off the desktop", then we suddenly need to keep track of where it has gone'." continued ... (Via Usability News)
Context, context, context.
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