Positive computing : technology for wellbeing and human potential
Rafael A. Calvo
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
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| Utgitt | Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press , 2017, cop. 2014
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| Omfang | X, 288 s.
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| Utgave | Paperback ed.
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| Opplysninger | "On the eve of Google's IPO [Initial Public Offering] in 2004, Larry Page and Sergey Brin vowed not to be evil. Today, a growing number of technologists would go further, trying to ensure that their work actively improves people's lives. Technology, so pervasive and ubiquitous, has the capacity to increase stress and suffering; but it also has the less-heralded potential to improve the well-being of individuals, society, and the planet. In this book, Rafael Calvo and Dorian Peters investigate what they term "positive computing"--The design and development of technology to support psychological well-being and human potential. "Calvo and Peters explain that technologists' growing interest in social good is part of a larger public concern about how our digital experience affects our emotions and our quality of life--which itself reflects an emerging focus on humanistic values in many different disciplines. Synthesizing theory, knowledge, and empirical methodologies from a variety of fields, they offer a rigorous and coherent foundational framework for positive computing. Sidebars by experts from psychology, neuroscience, human-computer interaction, and other disciplines supply essential context. Calvo and Peters examine specific well-being factors, including positive emotions, self-awareness, mindfulness, empathy, and compassion, and explore how technology can support these factors. Finally, they offer suggestions for future research and funding."--Publisher's description.
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| Emner | datamaskiner informasjonsteknologi følelser positive velvære velferd psykologi human-computer interaction menneske-maskinsystemer
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| ISBN | 9780262533706
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