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Claims, observations and inventions: analysing the artifact

Published: 01 January 1991 Publication History
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    This paper describes the use of observation-invention pairs to illustrate important general points about the way that users interact with computers. The technique can be viewed as a form of artifact analysis.

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      cover image ACM SIGCHI Bulletin
      ACM SIGCHI Bulletin  Volume 23, Issue 1
      Jan. 1991
      90 pages
      ISSN:0736-6906
      DOI:10.1145/122672
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      • Bill Hefley
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      Published: 01 January 1991
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