Agent-centric theories, approaches and technologies are contributing to enrich interactions between users and computers. This book aims at highlighting the influence of the agency perspective in Human-Computer Interaction through a careful selection of research contributions. Split into five sections; Users as Agents, Agents and Accessibility, Agents and Interactions, Agent-centric Paradigms and Approaches, and Collective Agents, the book covers a wealth of novel, original and fully updated material, offering:
To provide a coherent, in depth, and timely material on the agency perspective in HCI
To offer an authoritative treatment of the subject matter presented by carefully selected authors
To offer a balanced and broad coverage of the subject area, including, human, organizational, social, as well as technological concerns.
ü To offer a hands-on-experience by covering representative case studies and offering essential design guidelines
The book will appeal to a broad audience of researchers and professionals associated to software engineering, interface design, accessibility, as well as agent-based interaction paradigms and technology.
| ISBN: | 9783642439100 |
| Publication date: | 22nd February 2014 |
| Author: | Marielba Zacarias, José Valente de Oliveira |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 466 pages |
| Series: | Studies in Computational Intelligence |
| Genres: |
Artificial intelligence |