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SUMMARY:What we talk about when we talk about context - Alan Blackwell and
  Richard Harper\, University of Cambridge / Microsoft Research Cambridge
DTSTART:20050610T100000Z
DTEND:20050610T113000Z
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CONTACT:Alan Blackwell
DESCRIPTION:This meeting of the group will discuss:\n\nPaul Dourish (2004)
  "What we talk about when we talk about context"\nJournal of Personal & Ub
 iquitous Computing 8(1)\, 19-30\n\nThere is a copy online at:\nhttp://www.
 dourish.com/publications/2004/PUC2004-context.pdf\n\nThe emergence of ubiq
 uitous computing as a new design paradigm poses\nsignificant challenges fo
 r HCI and interaction design. Traditionally\, human-computer interaction h
 as taken place within a constrained and well-understood domain of experien
 ce  single users sitting at desks and interacting with conventionally-desi
 gned computers employing screens\, keyboards and mice for interaction. New
  opportunities have engendered considerable interest in context-aware comp
 uting  computational systems that can sense and respond to aspects of the 
 settings in which they are used. However\, considerable confusion surround
 s the notion of context  what it means\, what it includes\, and what role 
 it plays in interactive systems. This paper suggests that the representati
 onal stance implied by conventional interpretations of context misinterpre
 ts the role of context in everyday human activity\, and proposes an altern
 ative model that suggests different directions for design.\n\nEveryone att
 ending is expected to read the paper in advance. Please bring a copy with 
 you\, preferably annotated with interesting reflections. The format of dis
 cussion will be a brief invited introduction/critique by two members of th
 e group\, followed by general discussion and informal mixing. 
LOCATION:Primrose Room\, Microsoft Research Cambridge
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