| Virtual Individuals, Virtual Groups: Human Dimensions of Groupware and Computer Networking Contributor(s): Oravec, Jo Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0511574983 ISBN-13: 9780511574986 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Social Aspects - Social Science |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| Series: Cambridge Series on Human-Computer Interaction |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Those who design, implement, and use computer network applications are deeply involved in the processes of social and cultural change, whether or not they choose to consider these processes. Issues such as community and privacy, dependence and individualism are no longer simply the province of philosophers and social scientists; they are tightly interwoven in the design and use of network applications. Virtual Individuals, Virtual Groups explores the social dimensions of the powerful computing applications that are shaping our culture. It addresses design and theoretical issues relating to groupware and other applications of computer networks. It considers computer network applications in terms of the notions of genre and narrative, in a framework that is broadly applicable to the development of a wide range of computing and communication systems, such as virtual reality and multimedia. |