Taking [A]part by John McCarthy - ISBN: 9780262552592
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Design research reimagined: participation unlocks deeper human connection and understanding.

Taking [A]part

The Politics and Aesthetics of Participation in Experience-Centered Design

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    208 pages

  • Release Date

    2 July 2024

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Summary

A critical inquiry into the value and experience of participation in design research.

In Taking Apart, John McCarthy and Peter Wright consider a series of boundary-pushing research projects in human-computer interaction (HCI) in which the design of digital technology is used to inquire into participative experience. McCarthy and Wright view all of these projects—which range from the public and performative to the private and interpersonal—through the critical lens of particip…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262552592
ISBN-10:0262552590
Author:John McCarthy, Peter Wright
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:2 July 2024
Weight:369g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
Series:Design Thinking, Design Theory
About The Author

John McCarthy

John McCarthy is Professor of Applied Psychology at University College Cork. McCarthy and Wright are the coauthors of Technology as Experience and Experience-Centered Design.

Peter Wright is Professor of Social Computing at Newcastle University. Wright and McCarthy are the coauthors of Technology as Experience and Experience-Centered Design.

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