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Activity Modeling: Toward a Pragmatic Integration of Activity Theory with
Usage-Centered Design |
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Larry Constantine |
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[#131]: 2006 | Adobe .PDF File: about 498K. |
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Abstract: Activity modeling is a
systematic approach to organizing and representing the contextual aspects of
tool use that is both well-grounded in an accepted theoretical framework and
embedded within a proven design method. Activity theory provides the
vocabulary and conceptual framework for understanding the human use of tools
and other artifacts. Usage-centered design provides the methodological
scaffolding for applying activity theory in practice. In this Technical
Paper, activity theory and usage-centered design are outlined and the
connections between the two are highlighted. Simple extensions to the models
of usage-centered design are introduced that together succinctly model the
salient and most essential features of the activities within which tool use
is embedded. Although not intended as a tutorial, examples of Activity Maps,
Activity Profiles, and Participation Maps are provided. |
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Keywords: activity theory,
human activities, usage-centered design, design methodology, model-driven
design |
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LabUSE Technical Paper, November 2006;
Keynote Presentation, Interracção 2006,
Braga, Portugal, 18 October 2006 |
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Article
[#131]: 2006 | Adobe .PDF File: about 498K. |
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Related Documents:
Beyond User-Centered Design [#128] |
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