Physical and virtual tools: Activity theory applied to the design of groupware

Computer Supported Cooperative Work

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 153-180

  Fjeld, Morten ^a   Lauche, Kristina ^a   Bichsel, Martin ^b   Voorhorst, Fred ^a   Krueger, Helmut ^a   Rauterberg, Matthias ^c  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Augmented reality; Co located interaction; Computer; Configuration; Cooperation; Design; Graspable; Groupware; Objectification; Physical tools; Planning; Social; Virtual reality; Virtual tools

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROUPWARE; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ACTIVITY THEORY; AUGMENTED REALITY; CO-LOCATED INTERACTION; COOPERATION; OBJECTIFICATION; VIRTUAL TOOLS;

COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK;

EID: 0036273893     PISSN: 09259724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015269228596     Document Type: Article

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