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Internalist and externalist HCI

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Harold Thimbleby,

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BCS-HCI '07: Proceedings of the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: HCI...but not as we know it - Volume 2

Pages 111 - 114

Published: 03 September 2007 Publication History

Abstract

The history of technology, as a discipline, supports alternate points of view termed internalist and externalist, which terms highlight an approximately similar division in points of view within HCI. Conventional HCI is externalist, rightly concerned with human-centered issues; but externalism risks ignoring important internalist issues. A successful human-computer system is better if it is successful from both perspectives.

This discussion paper argues that the externalist view, while necessary and immensely useful, is not sufficient---and in the worst case, risks eclipsing innovation from internalist quarters.

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BCS-HCI '07: Proceedings of the 21st British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: HCI...but not as we know it - Volume 2

September 2007

270 pages

ISBN:9781902505954

Conference Chairs:
Tom Ormerod
Lancaster University, UK
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Corina Sas
Lancaster University, UK

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BCS Learning & Development Ltd.

Swindon, United Kingdom

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Published: 03 September 2007

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Holzinger AThimbleby HBeale REngland D(2008)Workshop HCI for medicine and health care (HCI4MED)Proceedings of the 22nd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Culture, Creativity, Interaction - Volume 210.5555/1531826.1531884(191-192)Online publication date: 1-Sep-2008
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Holzinger AMukasa KNischelwitzer A(2008)Introduction to the Special Thematic SessionProceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_2(18-21)Online publication date: 9-Jul-2008
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Thimbleby H(2008)Understanding User Centred Design (UCD) for People with Special NeedsProceedings of the 11th international conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs10.1007/978-3-540-70540-6_1(1-17)Online publication date: 9-Jul-2008
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Thimbleby H(2007)User-centered methods are insufficient for safety critical systemsProceedings of the 3rd Human-computer interaction and usability engineering of the Austrian computer society conference on HCI and usability for medicine and health care10.5555/1783414.1783416(1-20)Online publication date: 22-Nov-2007
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