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Computers as Theatre Brenda Laurel

Computers as Theatre By Brenda Laurel

Computers as Theatre by Brenda Laurel

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Summary

Featuring a new chapter that takes the student through virtual reality and beyond, this book presents a new theory of human-computer activity. It shows how similar principles can help students understand what people experience when interacting with computers.

Computers as Theatre Summary

Computers as Theatre by Brenda Laurel

This paperback version of Brenda Laurel's 1991 hardcover classic features a new chapter that takes the reader through virtual reality and beyond to a new level of human computer interaction that is genuinely transforming. Like its predecessor, this book presents a new theory of human-computer activity. 0201550601B04062001

About Brenda Laurel

Brenda Laurel is a researcher, writer, and consultant in the areas of interactive media and interface design.

S. Joy Mountford, manager of the Human Interface Group, Apple Computer, Inc., conceived of and technically supported the development of this book.



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Table of Contents



1. The Nature of the Best.


2. Dramatic Foundations, Part I: Elements of Qualitative Structure.


3. Dramatic Foundations, Part II: Orchestrating Action.


4. Dramatic Techniques for Orchestrating Human Response.


5. Design Principles for Human-Computer Activity.


6. New Directions in Human-Computer Activity.


7. Post-Virtual Reality: After the Hype is Over. 0201550601T04062001

Additional information

GOR003418581
9780201550603
0201550601
Computers as Theatre by Brenda Laurel
Brenda Laurel
Used - Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
1993-08-18
256
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