Our deepest sympathy: An essay on computer crashes, grief, and loss

Interaction Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 504-517

  Ruzich, Constance M ^a  

^a ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer; Grief; Human computer interaction; Loss; Social agent

Indexed keywords

EID: 63349101430     PISSN: 15720373     EISSN: 15720381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/is.9.3.08ruz     Document Type: Article

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