It feels better than filing: everyday work experiences in an activity-based computing system
CHI '09: Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, page 259--268. New York, NY, USA, ACM, (2009)DOI: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1518701.1518744
Abstract
Activity-based computing represents an alternative to the dominant application- and document-centric model at the foundation of most mainstream desktop computing interfaces. In this paper, we present in-depth results from an in situ, longitudinal study of an activity-based computing system, Giornata. We detail the ways that the specific features of this system influenced the everyday work experiences of a small cohort of knowledge workers. Our analysis provides contributions at several levels of granularity-we provide concrete design recommendations based on participants' reactions to the particular features of the Giornata system and a discussion about how our findings can provide insight about the broader understanding of knowledge work and activity within HCI.
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It feels better than filing: everyday work experiences in an activity-based computing system
