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  3. Human Attention in Digital Environments
  • Cited by 33
  • Edited by Claudia Roda, The American University of Paris, France
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
February 2011
Print publication year:
2011
Online ISBN:
9780511974519
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511974519
Subjects:
Computer Science, Computing and Society, Psychology, Cognition
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Book description

Digital systems, such as phones, computers and PDAs, place continuous demands on our cognitive and perceptual systems. They offer information and interaction opportunities well above our processing abilities, and often interrupt our activity. Appropriate allocation of attention is one of the key factors determining the success of creative activities, learning, collaboration, and many other human pursuits. This book presents research related to human attention in digital environments. Original contributions by leading researchers cover the conceptual framework of research aimed at modelling and supporting human attentional processes, the theoretical and software tools currently available, and various application areas. The authors explore the idea that attention has a key role to play in the design of future technology and discuss how such technology may continue supporting human activity in environments where multiple devices compete for people's limited cognitive resources.

Reviews

‘This book offers a timely and well-conceived response to a growing interest in how attention affects computer interaction and the problems this poses for designing systems, making a valuable, well-grounded contribution to this burgeoning area.'

Sharon Wood - University of Sussex

'How may digital systems be designed to facilitate human attention? The introduction to this collection notes that human attention, not information, is the scarce resource in today’s world. … a list of authors cited and a general index support the overall collection. Many developments are unfolding in applied attention theory, and this collection will stimulate the reader.'

Source: Computing Review

'This volume provides an effective overview of the topic, including its theoretical foundations and design considerations … Highly recommended.'

Source: Choice

'… this book provides a nice, neat and enjoyable journey to the fields of psychology and human computer interaction, and convinces the reader for the need to focus further on human attention research in relation to interactive systems design.'

Source: The Psychologist

'Those of us interested in learning many of the latest developments of how information systems interact with users and how that knowledge can help to communicate more effectively should read this book.'

Source: Journal of Technology in Human Services

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