Studying appropriation of everyday technologies: a cognitive approach

The ways in which users appropriate uses of technology ? or invent new ones ? have attracted interest in CSCW-oriented research, but much less has been written on its cognitive foundations, although concepts such as practical problem-solving, perception, and action are central to its understanding. I attempt to address this gap here by triangulating the phenomenon both theoretically and methodologically. In this paper, a reflection of the process provides a starting point for a study with a more focused research question. Keywords Appropriation, cognitive science, methods. ACM Classification Keywords H5.2 Information interfaces and presentation (e.g., HCI): User Interfaces - Theory and methods

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Antti Salovaara
• Keywords: ACM Classification Keywords, CHI 2009, Focused Research Question, Human Computer Interaction, Keywords Appropriation