How do we program the home? Gender, attention investment, and the psychology of programming at home

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 324-341

  Blackwell, Alan F ^a   Rode, Jennifer A ^a   Toye, Eleanor F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appliance design; Attention investment; Domestic technology; End user programming; Gender HCI; Home automation; VCR

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; INVESTMENTS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS;

APPLIANCE DESIGN; ATTENTION INVESTMENT; DOMESTIC TECHNOLOGY; END-USER PROGRAMMING; GENDER HCI; HOME AUTOMATION; VCR;

DOMESTIC APPLIANCES;

EID: 59649086107     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2008.09.011     Document Type: Article

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