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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 editorsOulasvirta, Antti; Jokinen, Jussi P. P.; Howes, Andrew

Parent publicationCHI '22 : Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing System

Parent publication editorsBarbosa, 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 conferenceNew Orleans, LA, USA30.4.-5.5.2022

eISBN978-1-4503-9157-3

Publication year2022

Publication date29/04/2022

PublisherACM

Publication countryUnited States

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1145/3491102.3517739

Publication open accessOpenly available

Publication channel open accessPartially 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.


Keywordshuman-computer interactioncomputerscomputing devicesartificial intelligencemodelling (representation)adaptation (change)cognitive sciencetheories

Free keywordshuman-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 reportingYes

VIRTA submission year2022

JUFO rating2


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