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Comparing two approaches to context: realism and constructivism

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Antti Oulasvirta,

Sakari Tamminen,

Kristina HöökAuthors Info & Claims

CC '05: Proceedings of the 4th decennial conference on Critical computing: between sense and sensibility

Pages 195 - 198

https://doi.org/10.1145/1094562.1094597

Published: 20 August 2005 Publication History

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During the last few years, there have been debates over what is context and how computers should act upon it. Two disparate camps of thought can be recognized. First, Realism, having its roots in natural sciences, believes that contexts exist out there and that, if properly instrumented and programmed, computers can correctly recognize and adapt to them. Second, Constructivism, having its roots in human and social sciences, believes that contexts are human creations, mental and social, and that computers ought to provide resources for managing them. We reveal some fundamental differences between the two in three different application domains. We show that despite the deep-going controversies, both camps benefit from considering the alternative approach and a middle ground can be found.

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Comparing two approaches to context: realism and constructivism
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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CC '05: Proceedings of the 4th decennial conference on Critical computing: between sense and sensibility

August 2005

218 pages

ISBN:1595932038

DOI:10.1145/1094562

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