the interaction society practice theories and supportive technologies

[...]... devices most, new use patterns and new emerging behaviors due to the adoption of these technologies In the next section we go through these different enabling factors and take a closer look at a few of the new behaviors that have started to arise around these interaction technologies Enabling Components for the Interaction Society As stated in the previous section, the Interaction Society is enabled by several... human-to-human interaction Applications for Interaction or Interaction Software It is not solely the wireless networks, the Internet infrastructure, or the mobile interaction devices that enable the Interaction Society Another important enabling component for the Interaction Society is the wide adoption of various new applications for interaction or interaction software.” Already in the early 1990s... Interaction Society, ” Mikael Wiberg (ed.) sets the scene for the book by introducing the book’s focal scope, i.e., the evolving Interaction Society In this introductory chapter, the editor of this book first provides a definition of the concept of interaction and how it relates to the concepts of communication and collaboration He then introduces a number of components that enables the Interaction society. .. Introduction 15 New Interaction Modalities Another component that has played an important role in enabling the Interaction Society is new ways of interacting with these new devices and software available, and new ways of putting the technology to use, i.e., new interaction modalities The most common of these new interaction modalities is the ability to bring the technology along, i.e., the mobility of the technology... rock concert Finally, the editor of this book highlights the importance of understanding the temporal aspects of xvi the interaction landscape that these new technologies enable Conversations with others do not exist in a vacuum having a clear starting and stopping point Rather, conversations are ongoing and have both a history and a future This continuity of interaction should therefore always be a... aspect of the Interaction Society The chapters provide not only analytical deepness, but also valuable contributions to current research in the field Further on, the different chapters provide a somewhat rich overview of the problems and challenges identified in relation to the Interaction Society According to this the structure of the book is as follows: The first part of this book, entitled Practice, ”... contain models and theories developed to help us to better understand, analyze and even predict the role and impact of modern information and communication technologies on us as individuals, social groups, organizations and on our society Overall, the purpose of this section is thus to provide some analytical tools for helping us to better understand computer-supported, and mediated, interaction The second...ix The Structure of This Book The book consists of a collection of chapters that relate to three overall aspects of the Interaction Society The three parts are labeled (1) Practice, ” covering empirical case studies that illustrates the use, impact and consequences of interaction technologies on collaboration, individuals, and organization of work (2) Theories and models that aim at describe and. .. or the “Get together” mode The idea is to bring the device to, e.g., a night club or other social situation where others are equipped with similar devices and then do a virtual hide and seek until you find somebody that matches your distributed profile When one LoveGety detects another of the opposite sex within range, it beeps and flashes green if both are in the same harmonious mode, and red if the. .. Human Activities The previous sections above have pointed at some important enabling components for the Interaction Society One might think that “that’s just technology.” Technology has, however, always had an important influence on the shaping of our society and, on the other hand, our society has had great influence on the shaping of our technology and our technology use5 The general hypothesis put forward . techni- cal and social aspects of the Interaction Society, as well as critical analysis of the obstacles for work in the Interaction Society together with theories and models of how all these aspects. the publisher. iii The Interaction Society: Practice, Theories and Supportive Technologies Table of Contents Preface vi Chapter I Introduction – The Emerging Interaction Society 1 Mikael Wiberg,. characterizes the Interaction Society? How does it differ from the “information society typically, and commonly, discussed in the literature? And, how might the very concept of interaction be defined and how