In this study of pragmatic (behavioral) effects of human communication, disturbed behavior is seen as a communicative reaction to a …
With the classic semiotician Roland Barthes' ground-breaking research of semiotics, symbols are liberated from linguistics and extended to media research, …
It's a fact: people won't use your Web site if they can't find their way around it. Whether you call …
What happens when you’ve built a great website or app, but no one seems to care? How do you get …
The Interaction Society: Practice, Theories and Supportive Technologies provides the reader with a collection of interrelated chapters that unveil the …
The key to success in life and business is to become a master at Conversational Intelligence. It’s not about how …
Thriving Web sites are places that engage people and make them want to return am again and again-not only to …
What is consciousness and how can a brain, a mere collection of neurons, create it? In Consciousness and the Social …
As pop culture, games are as important as film or television--but game design has yet to develop a theoretical framework …
An impassioned look at games and game design that offers the most ambitious framework for understanding them to date.As pop …
From the Back Cover Building products and services that people interact with is the big challenge of the 21st century. …
This completely updated volume presents the effective and practical tools you need to design great desktop applications, Web 2.0 sites, …
The essential interaction design guide, fully revised and updated for the mobile ageAbout Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design, Fourth …
Understanding Media Users: From Theory to Practice focuses on the blurred concept of the “active audience” at the core of …
Everything you need to know about new media in one accessible, easy to navigate volume! From Facebook to the iPhone, …
The core belief underlying this book is that the most useful and effective models to strengthen our intelligence are system …
First, a disclaimer. I am a contributor to this book, as well as a friend to the authors. Believe me, …
This book explores the design process for user experience and engagement, which expands the traditional concept of usability and utility …
This text offers advice on creating user-friendly interface designs - whether they're delivered on the Web, a CD, or a …
To build interesting, interactive sites, developers are turning to JavaScript libraries such as jQuery to automate common tasks and simplify …
New York, Boston. Little, brown and Company, 1999.- 210 p.Do you communicate ineffectively with some people and powerfully with others? …
Do you feel awkward at networking events? Do you wonder what your date really thinks of you? Do you wish …
The authors of Thoughtful Interaction Design go beyond the usual technical concerns of usability and usefulness to consider interaction design …
The Power of Body Language is your practical, personal playbook for getting what you desire from others -- and zoning …
The linguistic study of workplace language is a new and exciting area of research. This book explores the expression of …
Game Feel exposes "feel" as a hidden language in game design that no one has fully articulated yet. The language …
A uniquely critical study of video gaming that blends perspectives from political economy, cultural studies, and communications theory. Digital Play …
How can you design technology that becomes a part of a user's life and not a distraction from it? This …
Bill Buxton and I share a common belief that design leadership together with technical leadership drives innovation. Sketching, prototyping, and …
We all use stories to communicate, explore, persuade, and inspire. In user experience, stories help us to understand our users, …
The two-volume set LNCS 6769 + LNCS 6770 constitutes the proceedings of the First International Conference on Design, User Experience, …
User Experience Innovation is a book about creating novel and engaging user experiences for new products and systems. User experience …
The three-volume set LNCS 8009-8011 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, …
Divisions between design disciplines are breaking down as technology extends beyond the screen and into our products and environments. Designers …