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That’s Entertainment!

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What kind of entertainment do people want from a Web site on art and culture? And what is the appropriate context of use for people to enjoy entertainment on the Web? Is this an individual activity or one that that would be most engaging if it occurred in a social context? And would people like to do this in multiple locations, for example, at home, work and on the road?

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Karat, J., Karat, CM. (2018). That’s Entertainment!. In: Blythe, M., Monk, A. (eds) Funology 2. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68213-6_26

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