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Imagination + Technology

Part of the Human–Computer Interaction Series Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-37348-1

ISBN: 978-3-030-37347-4

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Feb 18, 2020

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Imagination

Turner, Phil

Pages: 1 –21

[Imagination has never received the sustained attention it merits and (consequently) is typically treated as either related to the creation and manipulation of mental imagery or as a synonym for creativity. Yet, as we shall see, neither of these attributions are sufficient to account for all that...
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The Farthings of Imagination

Turner, Phil

Pages: 23 –48

[Imagination is difficult to define, particularly in the absence of any consideration of its application and we argue that it is essential to understanding what it is used for, so, let us begin there. A farthing (fēorthing) means a fourth part or a quarter in the Old Northumbrian (an ancient...
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Imagination and Design

Turner, Phil

Pages: 49 –78

[The central thesis of this book is that imagination is important to HCI and where better to begin this discussion than with the design of a digital artefact? When we design a new piece of technology (or engage in any design-related activity) there is an expectation that our imaginations will be...
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Aesthetics and Imagination

Turner, Phil

Pages: 79 –102

[While recent years have witnessed an “aesthetic turn” in HCI, we are still awaiting the arrival of an agreed “digital aesthetics”. However, it is widely recognised that aesthetics have an important role in the overall experience of digital technology and that they may also be the single most...
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Imaginary Use

Turner, Phil

Pages: 103 –120

[We have been using tools and technology to achieve our goals for millions of years, reaching back from the earliest tools of stone or wood or bone artefacts to the latest 3D printed parts or microfabricated semiconductor. Our use of these tools is based, in part, on our ability to formulate a...
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The Technological Imagination

Turner, Phil

Pages: 121 –137

[This final chapter is concerned with two kinds of “what-if” questions. The first of these focus on the speculative questions which have realisable answers, so an example would be: what if we could interact with our TV (or any other home technology) by simply speaking to it or gesturing at it?...

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