Introduction -- How animals use tools -- Tool use by primates and young -- The making of tools -- Working with tools -- The design of tools -- The semantics of tools -- How tool use breaks down -- Cognitive artefacts -- Tools in the twenty-first century -- Towards a theory of tool use -- Conclusions
Summary
Presents a single coherent account of human tool use as a complex psychomotor activity. Explains how people use tools and how this activity can succeed or fail, then describes the design and development of usable tools. Considers contemporary tool use in domains such as surgery, and considers future developments in human-computer interfaces, such as haptic virtual reality and tangible user interfaces.--ERGONOMICSnetBASE description
Notes
Title from title screen (viewed August 14, 2008)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-166) and indexes