Imagination + Technology / by Phil Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, Phil, author.

Contributor:

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

Human-computer interaction series 1571-5035

Human-Computer Interaction Series, 1571-5035

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Cognitive psychology.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Cognitive Psychology.

Local Subjects:

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Cognitive Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 137 pages) : 25 illustrations, 17 illustrations in color.

Edition:

First edition 2020.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Imagination is highly valued and sought-after, yet elusive and ill-defined. Definitions range from narrowly cognitive accounts to those which endow imagination with world-making powers. Imagination underpins our ability to speculate about the future and to re-experience the past. The everyday functioning of society relies on being able to imagine the perspectives of others; and our sense of who we are depends on the stories our imaginations create. Our soaring imaginations have taken us to the moon and allowed Einstein to race a light beam. Unsurprisingly, imagination underlies every aspect of human-computer interaction, from the earliest conceptual sketches, through the realistic possibilities portrayed variously in well-known tools as scenarios and storyboards, through to the wilder shores of design fictions. Yet, curiously, imagination is very rarely addressed directly in the design and HCI literature (and is wholly missing from virtual reality). This book addresses this gap in our accounts of how we imagine, conceptualise, design and use digital technologies. Drawing on many years of practical and academic experience in human computer-interaction, together with a wide range of material from psychology, design, cognitive science and HCI, seasoned with a little philosophy and anthropology, Imagination + Technology first considers imagination itself and the principal farthings of a new account. Later chapters discuss the role of imagination in the design, aesthetics, use and experience of digital technologies before the concluding chapter focusses on the provocative nature of imagination. The book will be stimulating reading for anyone working in the field of interactive technology and related areas, whether academics, students or practitioners. .

Contents:

Preface

Imagination

The Farthings of Imagination

Imagination and Design

Aesthetics and Imagination

Imaginary Use

The Technological Imagination.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

978-3-030-37348-1

9783030373481

9783030373474

9783030373498

9783030373504

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