The media equation does not always apply: People are not polite towards small computers

Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 87-96

  Goldstein, Mikael ^a   Alsiö, Gunilla ^b,c   Werdenhoff, Jost ^d  

^a ERICSSON RADIO SYSTEMS AB   (Sweden)

^b Erga Ergonomikonsult   (Sweden)

^c Seuseboard Technologies AB   (Sweden)

^d Acando AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cultural difference; Handheld computers; Media Equation; Objective performance; Politeness; Subjective attitudes

Indexed keywords

HAND HELD COMPUTERS; SMARTPHONES;

CULTURAL DIFFERENCE; MEDIA EQUATION; OBJECTIVE PERFORMANCE; POLITENESS; SUBJECTIVE ATTITUDES;

USER INTERFACES;

EID: 84897499593     PISSN: 16174909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007790200008     Document Type: Article

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