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Contextual grounding in CVE design.

Journal Article
Turner, P., & Turner, S. (2001)
Contextual grounding in CVE design. Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments, 14, (30-38). ISSN 1054-7460
A proper respect for eventual context of use is crucially important for the success of virtual environments destined for real-world organisations, yet is frequently absent fro...

Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting

Journal Article
Turner, P., Milne, G., Kubitscheck, M., Penman, I., & Turner, S. (2005)
Implementing a wireless network of PDAs in a hospital setting. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 9, 209-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-004-0322-7
This paper discusses the introduction of a wireless network of personal digital assistants into a specialist unit of a hospital in Edinburgh. All of the technology has been us...

A web of contradictions.

Journal Article
Turner, S. & Turner, P. (2001)
A web of contradictions. Interacting with Computers. 14, 1-14. doi:10.1016/S0953-5438(01)00039-X. ISSN 0953-5438
We describe our use of contradictions, a concept central to a popular formulation of activity theory, to derive requirements of a new technical system to support an administra...

Describing team work with activity theory.

Journal Article
Turner, S. & Turner, P. (2001)
Describing team work with activity theory. Cognition, Technology and Work. 3, 127-139. doi:10.1007/PL00011528. ISSN 1435-5558
The proposal that activity theory might serve as a model or theory for computer-supported cooperative working remains an open question. Here we demonstrate the usefulness of a...

End-user perspectives on the uptake of computer supported cooperative working.

Journal Article
Turner, S. & Turner, P. (2002)
End-user perspectives on the uptake of computer supported cooperative working. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing. 14, 3-15. doi:10.4018/joeuc.2002040101. ISSN 1546-2234
Researchers in Information Systems have produced a rich collection of meta-analyses and models to further understanding of factors influencing the uptake of information techno...

Surfacing issues using Activity Theory.

Journal Article
Turner, P. & Turner, S. (2001)
Surfacing issues using Activity Theory. Journal of Applied Systems Science. 3, 134-155