This is from Kari Kuutti's chapter "Activity Theory as a Potential
=46ramework for Human-Computer Interaction Research" in Bonnie Nardi (ed)
"Context and Consciousness":
"An activity is a form of doing directed to an object, and activities are
distinguished from another according to their objects. Transforming the
object into an outcome motivates the existence of an activity. An object
can be a material thing, but it can also be less tangible (such as a plan)
or totally intangible (such as a common idea) as long as it can be shared
for manipulation and transformation by the participants of the activity."
What do you say about that Bill?
Other voices?
Eva
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