Vision on the move: Technologies for the footloose
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چکیده
ce. Getting up to speed in a taxi (Fig. 1) is not unusual for many professionals. They are nomads even though their work is highly information intensive, requiring people to carry their work materials around with them. Creative work, central to many professions in aesthetic design and architecture, is a particular case in point. Close observation of the how, why and where of creative work can be an inspirational resource for a parallel group of designers those concerned with the creation of future technologies. Drawing on an ethnographic study of landscape architects we an interdisciplinary team of work analysts, practitioners, and system designers1 present a scenario of how we are trying to support creative work on the move.
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Edp - 0502
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