Beynon, Meurig and Chan, Zhan En (2006) A conception of computing technology better suited to distributed participatory design. In: NordiCHI Workshop on Distributed Participatory Design, Oslo, Norway, 14 Oct 2006

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Abstract

Distributed participatory design aspires to standards of inclusivity and humanity in introducing technology to the workplace that are hard to attain. The demands it makes upon the development and use of computing technology are particularly topical, as the potential for automation and distribution through embedded and mobile devices continues to develop. Standard views of computation propose ways in which to interpret all products of computing as programs, but give limited conceptual support for understanding computer-based design artefacts whose role in communication and elaboration eludes capture in a functional specification. This motivates our brief account of the alternative conceptual framework for computing afforded by Empirical Modelling, a body of principles and tools that can be applied to the development of a variety of computer-based artefacts relating to analysis, design and use that are most appropriately interpreted as construals rather than programs. The paper concludes by hinting at some of the ways in which developing construals using Empirical Modelling can assist distributed participatory design.

Item Type:	Conference Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Electronic computers. Computer science. Computer software
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Computer science, Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing, Computer-assisted instruction
Official Date:	2006
Dates:	Date Event 2006 Available
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Date of first compliant deposit:	28 July 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	28 July 2016
Conference Paper Type:	Paper
Title of Event:	NordiCHI Workshop on Distributed Participatory Design
Type of Event:	Workshop
Location of Event:	Oslo, Norway
Date(s) of Event:	14 Oct 2006
Related URLs:	Organisation

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