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situated action: a standalone construct

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Human-computer interaction

the view that people act through moment-by-moment responses to their concrete circumstances, with plans serving as resources rather than controlling action.

In human-computer interaction, situated action refers to the view that people act through moment-by-moment responses to their concrete circumstances, with plans serving as resources rather than controlling action. This meaning comes from Suchman (1987) in Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-Machine Communication.[1]

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References

Suchman, L. A. (1987). Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-Machine Communication. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521337397

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