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Computational Rationality as a Theory of Interaction (2022)
Oulasvirta, A., Jokinen, J. P.P., & Howes, A. (2022). Computational Rationality as a Theory of Interaction. In S. Barbosa, C. Lampe, C. Appert, D. A. Shamma, S. Drucker, J. Williamson, & K. Yatani (Eds.), CHI '22 : Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517739
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Publication details
All authors or editors: Oulasvirta, Antti; Jokinen, Jussi P. P.; Howes, Andrew
Parent publication: CHI '22 : Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System
Parent publication editors: Barbosa, Simone; Lampe, Cliff; Appert, Caroline; Shamma, David A.; Drucker, Steven; Williamson, Julie; Yatani, Koji
Conference:
- ACM SIGCHI annual conference on human factors in computing systems
Place and date of conference: New Orleans, LA, USA, 30.4.-5.5.2022
eISBN: 978-1-4503-9157-3
Publication year: 2022
Publication date: 29/04/2022
Publisher: ACM
Publication country: United States
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517739
Publication open access: Openly available
Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80999
Abstract
How do people interact with computers? This fundamental question was asked by Card, Moran, and Newell in 1983 with a proposition to frame it as a question about human cognition – in other words, as a matter of how information is processed in the mind. Recently, the question has been reframed as one of adaptation: how do people adapt their interaction to the limits imposed by cognition, device design, and environment? The paper synthesizes advances toward an answer within the theoretical framework of computational rationality. The core assumption is that users act in accordance with what is best for them, given the limits imposed by their cognitive architecture and their experience of the task environment. This theory can be expressed in computational models that explain and predict interaction. The paper reviews the theoretical commitments and emerging applications in HCI, and it concludes by outlining a research agenda for future work.
Keywords: human-computer interaction; computers; computing devices; artificial intelligence; modelling (representation); adaptation (change); cognitive science; theories
Free keywords: human-centered computing; HCI theory, concepts and models; user models; cognitive modeling; computational rationality; interaction; reinforcement learning; adaptation; individual differences; computing methodologies; artificial intelligence; philosophical/ theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence; cognitive science
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Ministry reporting: Yes
VIRTA submission year: 2022
JUFO rating: 2