All Outputs (7)

Affordance as context (2005)
Journal Article
Turner, P. (2005). Affordance as context. Interacting with Computers, 17(6), 787-800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intcom.2005.04.003

The concept of affordance is relatively easy to define, but has proved to be remarkably difficult to engineer. This paradox has sparked numerous debates as to its true nature. The discussion presented here begins with a review of the use of the term... Read More about Affordance as context.

Designing interactive systems : people, activities, contexts, technologies (2005)
Book
Benyon, D., Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2005). Designing interactive systems : people, activities, contexts, technologies. Pearson Education

Authoritative in its coverage, the book draws on the authors’ extensive experience in research and teaching. A self-contained introduction to the area is followed by a systematic discussion of the influence of human psychology on the design of intera... Read More about Designing interactive systems : people, activities, contexts, technologies.

A critical re-appraisal of Activity Theory. (2005)
Book Chapter
Turner, P. (2005). A critical re-appraisal of Activity Theory. In W. Karwowski (Ed.), International Encyclopaedia of Ergonomics and Human Factors. CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780849375477.ch133

The Tourist Gaze: contextualised virtual environments. (2005)
Book Chapter
Turner, P., Turner, S., & Carroll, F. (2005). The Tourist Gaze: contextualised virtual environments. In P. Turner, & E. Davenport (Eds.), Spaces, Spatiality and Technology (281-297). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3273-0_19

Reliving VE day with activated schemata. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Turner, P., Turner, S., & Tzovaras, D. (2005). Reliving VE day with activated schemata. In Proc. 8th International Workshop on Presence (33-38)

This paper reports some preliminary work on the IntoMyWorld candidate Presence II project. One of the key components of IntoMyWorld is a mixed reality ‘album’ of important events. The album will contain entries which will allow people, for exampl... Read More about Reliving VE day with activated schemata..

Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting (2005)
Journal Article
Turner, P., Milne, G., Kubitscheck, M., Penman, I., & Turner, S. (2005). Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 9, 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-004-0322-7

This paper discusses the introduction of a wireless network of personal digital assistants into a specialist unit of a hospital in Edinburgh. All of the technology has been used ‘off-the-shelf’ and ‘out-of-the-box’. While we are able to report that t... Read More about Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting.

Spaces, Spatiality and Technology (2005)
Book
Turner, P., & Davenport, E. (Eds.). (2005). Spaces, Spatiality and Technology. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3273-0