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Model power: still an issue?

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Anne Marie Kanstrup,

Ellen ChristiansenAuthors Info & Claims

CC '05: Proceedings of the 4th decennial conference on Critical computing: between sense and sensibility

Pages 165 - 168

https://doi.org/10.1145/1094562.1094590

Published: 20 August 2005 Publication History

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With the aim of discussing user involvement from a user perspective the paper suggests a way to revitalize the theory of model power presented by Bråten at the 1985 Aarhus conference. This revitalization is done by understanding 'model' as 'idealized cognitive model' in Lakoff's definition, and understanding the power issue accordingly. A simple analytical framework is introduced to help designers reflect on whether or not the cooperative design-techniques they employ, do in fact give room for the users' cognitive models. The paper concludes with a discussion of whether model power is still an issue for critical computing.

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CC '05: Proceedings of the 4th decennial conference on Critical computing: between sense and sensibility

August 2005

218 pages

ISBN:1595932038

DOI:10.1145/1094562

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Olav W. Bertelsen
University of Aarhus, Denmark
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Niels Olof Bouvin,
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Aarhus School of Architecture, Denmark
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