People interact through computers not with them
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- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Interacting with Computers
- Vol. 1 (1) , 31-38
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0953-5438(89)90005-2
Abstract
A view of human-human interaction is presented and its implications for human-computer interaction discussed. Two propositions are advanced. The first is that interaction with computer systems is properly seen as mediated discourse, more akin to reading books and notices than interpersonal dialogues. The second proposition is a consequence of this, namely that unconstrained natural language is unlikely to provide an ideal form of interface.Keywords
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