The design and use of information technologies are not as easily separated as they may
seem. Designers have much at stake in the use of their software, while users are greatly …

Abstract Information technology designers and users are generally treated as interacting yet
distinct groups. Although approaches such as participatory design attempt to bring these …

Conceptions of the user in computer systems design | The social and interactional dimensions
of human-computer interfaces ACM Digital Library home ACM home Google, Inc. (search) …

The article provides a framework and analytical tool for discussing the political and
organizational context of design and participation and for identifying some of its central …

The emergence of graphical, multiuser virtual environments has created new forums for the
performance of identity, forums in which information system designers' decisions may …

The shared use of artifacts is, we argue, supported by latent border resources, which lie
beyond what is usually recognized as the canonical artifact. These unnoticed resources are …

Design has been a primary influence on the effect of technology in modern societies. During
a period of expanding consumer markets, industrial design emerged as a distinct creative …

A number of different theories have been proposed to explain the relationship between
technological development and social change, including: technological determinism …

In this paper we present Videos of Things: videos that portray the mediated, lived world of
computational artifacts informed by postphenomenology. In a post-phenomenological …

This thesis presents an ethnographic study of the role of users in user-centered design. It is
written from the perspective of science and technology studies, in particular developments in …