Check out the cybernetician, Gordon Pask. He invented the self-adaptive computer program, which was a key part of his collection of machines collectively called SAKI (self adaptive keyboard instructor). He created a machine, Musicolour, in 1952 which interacted in a quite genuine sense (most so-called interaction is responsive at best) with a musical quartet, becoming in effect a fifth member of the group. The key was boredom (but I won't bore you with that here). See Andrew Pickering's recent "The Cybernetic Brain". Also, see Pask's paper, A Comment a Case History and a Plan. In (ed) J. Reichardt, Cybernetics, Art and Idea, Studio Vista London, pp. 76-99, 1971
For more stuff on Pask (who also played an important role in architecture) see http://maverickmachines.com/ and http://paskpresent.com/
Ranulph
On 12 Jan 2011, at 21:04, Etkin Çiftçi wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
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> I've been offered to lecture on "Interaction Theory" for next semester. This is a 14 week undergraduate course designated for 3rd year Communication Design students. Prior to this course, I've been lecturing to the same class on "Interaction Design" which covers case studies from various practices regarding to HCI along with workshops and outdoor assignments. Moggridge's "Designing Interactions" is the essential source book for this course.
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> I'll be preparing a syllabus for the Interaction Theory course within next few weeks. I'm considering to refer to History of Interaction Design (Memex, Engelbart, multiple roots...), Activity Theory, Interface, Raskin's Cognetics, Ubiquitous Computing and so on.
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> I'll be more than happy if you could suggest me course material on "Interaction Theory", suitable for undergraduate students.
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> Best Regards.
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> Etkin Ciftci, Adj. Prof.
> Faculty of Communications, Kadir Has University
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> PhD Cand. Dept. of Industrial Product Design
> Istanbul Technical University (ITU)
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