Comments on: Methodology for public pervasive computing http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2007/04/11/methodology-for-public-pervasive-computing/ mind/tech bazar from outer space Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:42:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Nicolas http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2007/04/11/methodology-for-public-pervasive-computing/#comment-295018 Nicolas Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:27:13 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2007/04/11/methodology-for-public-pervasive-computing/#comment-295018 Indeed it's because of that book (same with Kevin Lynch's book abour the legibility of cities) but I was rather wondering why these authors and not others who also provided relevant content. My hypothesis is that Alexander or Lynch provided content that is relevant for computer scientists, stuff they parse easily such as categorisations, methods, taxonomies. In a sense, it speaks to them (more than certain abstractions from other architects' books). Indeed it’s because of that book (same with Kevin Lynch’s book abour the legibility of cities) but I was rather wondering why these authors and not others who also provided relevant content.

My hypothesis is that Alexander or Lynch provided content that is relevant for computer scientists, stuff they parse easily such as categorisations, methods, taxonomies. In a sense, it speaks to them (more than certain abstractions from other architects’ books).

]]> By: Ben Kraal http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2007/04/11/methodology-for-public-pervasive-computing/#comment-294987 Ben Kraal Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:42:08 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2007/04/11/methodology-for-public-pervasive-computing/#comment-294987 I think the reason Alexander is widely cited in IT is that he wrote "A Pattern Language" (and a bunch of other beautiful books, though APL is the nicest and most accessible for non-architects, IMO) which is the canonical (though not the first) pattern language book, thus begatting all other pattern languages. I know Jesper and Jenny. I *think* Jesper has a straight IT background and Jenny is/was a trained architect who has jumped ship to interaction design. This paper is, IIRC, part of, or perhaps a result of, Jenny's PhD. I think the reason Alexander is widely cited in IT is that he wrote “A Pattern Language” (and a bunch of other beautiful books, though APL is the nicest and most accessible for non-architects, IMO) which is the canonical (though not the first) pattern language book, thus begatting all other pattern languages.

I know Jesper and Jenny. I *think* Jesper has a straight IT background and Jenny is/was a trained architect who has jumped ship to interaction design. This paper is, IIRC, part of, or perhaps a result of, Jenny’s PhD.

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