Theory of Computer Semiotics - Semiotic Approaches to Construction and Assessment of Computer Systems

This book is a systematic development of the thesis that semiotics, 'the science of signs and their life in society; provides a useful methodological framework for studying systems that include both people and computers...The work's major contribution may be that it exposes computer scientists to the rich structuralist and semiotic heritage. This extraordinarily fertile set of ideas has had considerable impact in linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and philosophy, and will bring much to the study of human-machine interfaces.' -Computing Reviews

Sommario

Part I. Theory: 1. The structuralist heritage; 2. Adapting and extending structuralist methods; Part II. Computers: Introduction; 3. The basic means of expression; 4. Composite computer-based signs; Part III. Language, Work and Design: Introduction; 5. Language as interpretation: semantic fields in the postal giro; 6. Language as action: language games in the postal giro; 7. Task analysis: controlling control; References; Index.

Riassunto

This 1991 book, which is based on a course taught by the author and developed from 10 years' research, introduces basic traditional semiotic concepts and adapts them so that they become useful for analysing and designing computer systems and their interfaces.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: P. B. Andersen, Peter B¿gh Andersen, Peter Bgh Andersen, Peter Bogh Andersen, Peter Bøgh Andersen
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.04.1997
• EAN: 9780521448680
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44868-0
• Pagine: 460
• Serie: Cambridge Series on Human-Comp; Cambridge Human-Computer Inter
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Informatica, EDP > Informatica