Measurement in action: an activity-theoretical perspective on producer-user interaction

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-89

  Hasu, Mervi ^a   Engeström, Yrjö ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MAGNETOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; USER INTERFACES;

INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE AGENTS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEUROMAGNETIC MEASURING SYSTEM; NEUROMAGNETOMETER DEVICE; OBJECT ORIENTED ACTIVITY SYSTEM; PRODUCER USER INTERACTION;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 0034228135     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/ijhc.2000.0375     Document Type: Article

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