Activity Theory | The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.
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Authoritative introduction to Activity Theory by Victor Kaptelinin
Foreword: Why activity theory? This chapter is about a theory that was developed decades ago. Some of the basic ideas of the theory were formulated before the word "computer" was ever invented. Then why does the Encyclopaedia of Human-Computer Interaction feature a chapter on the theory? In other words, Why activity theory? The question can be answered in two steps. (a) Why activity ? Activity is currently one of the most fundamental concepts in HCI research (Moran, 2006). Early HCI was predominantly concerned with understanding and supporting tasks , which people do to achieve clear predeterm
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