1st Edition
Understanding Interaction: The Relationships Between People, Technology, Culture, and the Environment Volume 1: Evolution, Technology, Language and Culture
By Bert Bongers
Copyright 2022
290 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Auerbach Publications
290 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Auerbach Publications
290 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Auerbach Publications
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Understanding Interaction explores the interaction between people and technology in the broader context of the relations between the human-made and the natural environments. It is not just about digital technologies – our computers, smartphones, the Internet – but all our technologies, such as mechanical, electrical, and electronic. Our ancestors started creating mechanical tools and shaping... Read more
Preface. Author. 1 Interacting – Overview of design and research for interaction. 2 Evolving – Technocultural periods and technology categories. 3 Creating – Dedicated tool making and the emergence of language. 4 Settling – Agriculture, mechanical tools, and writing. 5 Industrialising – Science, enlightenment, reformation, and renaissance. 6 Communicating – Information, representation, and semiotics. Interface – Connecting volume 1 and volume 2—preliminary frameworks and directions. References. Index.
Biography
Bert Bongers is an associate professor with the Faculty of Design, Architecture, and Building at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
