P. Dourish

Publications
Influence

Where the Action Is - The Foundations of Embodied Interaction

P. Dourish
Computer Science, Psychology
2001

In this book, Paul Dourish addresses the philosophical bases of human-computer interaction. Expand

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Awareness and coordination in shared workspaces

P. Dourish, V. Bellotti
Computer Science
CSCW '92
1 December 1992

We discuss a study of shared editor use which suggests that awareness information provided passively through the shared workspace, allows users to move smoothly between close and loose collaboration, and to assign and coordinate work dynamically. Expand

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What we talk about when we talk about context

P. Dourish
Computer Science
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
1 February 2004

This paper suggests that the representational stance implied by conventional interpretations of “context” misinterprets the role of context in everyday human activity. Expand

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Re-place-ing space: the roles of place and space in collaborative systems

S. Harrison, P. Dourish
Computer Science
CSCW '96
16 November 1996

We argue that a focus on spatial models is misplaced. Expand

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Unpacking "privacy" for a networked world

L. Palen, P. Dourish
Computer Science
CHI '03
5 April 2003

We outline a model of privacy as a dynamic, dialectic process. Expand

Implications for design

P. Dourish
Computer Science
CHI
22 April 2006

Exploring the nature of ethnographic inquiry, this paper suggests that "implications for design" may not be the best metric for evaluation and may, indeed, fail to capture the value of ethnography investigations. Expand

Portholes: supporting awareness in a distributed work group

P. Dourish, S. Bly
Computer Science
CHI '92
1 June 1992

We are investigating ways in which media space technologies can support distributed work groups through access to information that supports general awareness. Expand

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The Appropriation of Interactive Technologies: Some Lessons from Placeless Documents

P. Dourish
Computer Science
Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW)
30 September 2003

Appropriation is the process by which peopleadopt and adapt technologies, fitting them intotheir working practices. Expand

Seeking a Foundation for Context-Aware Computing

P. Dourish
Computer Science
Hum. Comput. Interact.
1 December 2001

Context-aware computing is generally associated with elements of the ubiquitous computing program, and the opportunity to distribute computation and interaction through the environment rather than concentrating it at the desktop computer. Expand

How HCI interprets the probes

Kirsten Boehner, Janet Vertesi, P. Sengers, P. Dourish
Computer Science
CHI
29 April 2007

We trace how cultural probes have been adopted and adapted by the HCI community. Expand

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