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COVER STORYBeyond interaction: a short introduction to mediation theory

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: Interaction is one of many possible relations between humans and technologies. Mediation theory can help designers to anticipate the impact of a product on human practices and experiences. Another approach to human-technology relations has a dialectical nature in the sense that it sees an opposition, rather than a continuity between humans and technologies. The concept of technological mediation can be helpful in investigating this hybrid character of human-technology relations.

Source: interactions

DOI: 10.1145/2751314

Author: Peter-Paul Verbeek

Institution: University of Twente

Language: English

Topic: Innovative Human-Technology Interaction

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Award: Theorizing Technological Mediation: toward an empirical-philosophical theory of technology