# Acting with technology: Activity theory and interaction design

> ## Part I. Activity Theory in Interaction Design

## Part I. Activity Theory in Interaction Design

### Chapter 1. Introduction

### Chapter 2. Do We Need Theory in Interaction Design?

### Chapter 3. Activity Theory in a Nutshell

### Chapter 4. Interaction Design Informed by Activity Theory

### Chapter 5. A Design Application of Activity Theory: The UMEA System

## Part II. Advanced Issues in Activity Theory

### Chapter 6. Objectively Speaking

### Chapter 7. Objects of Desire

### Chapter 8. Historical Currents in the Development of Activity Theory

## Part III. Theory in Interaction Design

### Chapter 9. Postcognitivist Theories in Interaction Design

### Chapter 10. Artifacts, Agency, and (A)symmetry

### Chapter 11. Looking Forward

## Appendix

### Appendix A: The Activity Checklist

### Appendix B: Online Resources on Activity Theory