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Performative experience design

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Jocelyn Spence,

David M. Frohlich,

Stuart AndrewsAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '13: CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 2049 - 2058

https://doi.org/10.1145/2468356.2468723

Published: 27 April 2013 Publication History

Abstract

This paper categorises key HCI literature that engages with performance theory or practice according to a taxonomy that puts the user at the centre of the analysis. This taxonomy reveals three strands of research that use performance to address HCI and interaction design at the most fundamental level. We use these strands of research to map out what we have identified as the emerging field of Performative Experience Design. This field, which lies between HCI and performance studies, presents an extraordinarily rich potential for the design of interactive systems.

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1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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Ramchurn RMartindale SWilson MBenford SBrewster SFitzpatrick GCox AKostakos V(2019)From Director's Cut to User's CutProceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3290605.3300378(1-14)Online publication date: 2-May-2019
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Spence JSpence J(2016)Guidelines for Designer/ResearchersPerformative Experience Design10.1007/978-3-319-28395-1_7(193-206)Online publication date: 26-Feb-2016
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28395-1_7
Spence JSpence J(2016)What Exactly Is Performance?Performative Experience Design10.1007/978-3-319-28395-1_3(45-79)Online publication date: 26-Feb-2016
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