Activity theory and the practice of design: evaluation of a collaborative tangible user interface

International Journal of Human Resources Development and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 94-116

  Fjeld, Morten ^a   Morf, Martin ^b   Krueger, Helmut ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity Checklist; activity theory; augmented reality; collaboration; evaluation; human computer interaction; layout; planning; Tangible User Interface; usability

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845977939     PISSN: 14656612     EISSN: 17415160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJHRDM.2004.004495     Document Type: Article

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