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This chapter contributes to the development of the ecological view of human activity with artefacts. It identifies crucial principals for humancentred design and presents a theoretical framework for an understanding of what an instrument is in the eyes of the person using it. The design of instruments is considered as an activity distributed between designers and users. Prospects for human-centred design are put forward.
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Rabardel, P. (2001). Instrument Mediated Activity in Situations. In: Blandford, A., Vanderdonckt, J., Gray, P. (eds) People and Computers XV—Interaction without Frontiers. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0353-0_2
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