Defining, designing and evaluating peripheral displays: An analysis using activity theory

Human-Computer Interaction

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 221-261

  Matthews, Tara ^a   Rattenbury, Tye ^a   Carter, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INNOVATION; PRODUCT DESIGN;

ACTIVITY THEORY; INFORMATION DISPLAY; PERIPHERAL DISPLAY;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 34347403729     PISSN: 07370024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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