Interaction criticism and aesthetics
J Bardzell - Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human …, 2009 - dl.acm.org
Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on human factors in computing systems, 2009•dl.acm.org
As HCI becomes more self-consciously implicated in cul-ture, theories from cultural studies,
in particular aesthetics and critical theory, are increasingly working their way into the field.
However, the use of aesthetics and critical theory in HCI remains both marginal and uneven
in quality. This paper explores the state of the art of aesthetics and critical theory in the field,
before going on to explore the role of these cultural theories in the analysis and deployment
of the twin anchors of interaction: the user and the artifact. In concludes with a proposed …
in particular aesthetics and critical theory, are increasingly working their way into the field.
However, the use of aesthetics and critical theory in HCI remains both marginal and uneven
in quality. This paper explores the state of the art of aesthetics and critical theory in the field,
before going on to explore the role of these cultural theories in the analysis and deployment
of the twin anchors of interaction: the user and the artifact. In concludes with a proposed …
As HCI becomes more self-consciously implicated in cul-ture, theories from cultural studies, in particular aesthetics and critical theory, are increasingly working their way into the field. However, the use of aesthetics and critical theory in HCI remains both marginal and uneven in quality. This paper explores the state of the art of aesthetics and critical theory in the field, before going on to explore the role of these cultural theories in the analysis and deployment of the twin anchors of interaction: the user and the artifact. In concludes with a proposed mapping of aesthetics and criti-cal theory into interaction design, both as a practice and as a discipline.