The Concept Of Task For Non-Production Humancomputer Interaction Environment

Keywords

Functional mechanism; Goal; Motivation; Non-production environment; Self-regulation; Sense of task; Task; Task complexity; Task difficulty

Abstract

The task is a critically important concept for the study. Computers are now used beyond production environment for interaction, entertainment and as a source of information and some HCI professionals express an opinion that in such cases concepts of task and goal-directed activity are not applicable. They promote an idea that science of "enjoinment" reject concept of task and goal-directed approach. In this paper we demonstrate that even entertainment related human activity is goaldirected, and task concept is still critically important for its analysis..

Publication Date

4-19-2016

Publication Title

Advances in Cognitive Ergonomics

Number of Pages

663-672

Document Type

Article; Book Chapter

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

85051949976 (Scopus)

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https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85051949976

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