Abstract
We are creatures of flesh and blood, our whole cognitive nature well fitted to a physical world of solid things, and yet, within our lifetimes, learning to deal with digital devices our flint-knapping forbearers could never envisage. This paper explores some aspects of this. Inter alia, we see how Fitts' law is really a law of cybernetic extension and how this extension has been part of our being since the earliest humans and we discuss the way imagination and externalisation, two complimentary aspects of our cognitive being, fit us for physical life and yet are also essential as digital denizens.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ECCE 2011 - European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics 2011 |
| Subtitle of host publication | 29th Annual Conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics |
| Pages | 11-14 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 Aug 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 29th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, ECCE 2011 - Rostock, Germany Duration: 24 Aug 2011 → 26 Aug 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | 29th European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics, ECCE 2011 |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Rostock |
| Period | 24/08/11 → 26/08/11 |
Keywords
- Fitts law
- embodiment
- external representation
- imagination