Paul Dourish Quotes & Sayings

Perception begins with what is experienced, rather than beginning with what is expected; the model is to "see and understand" rather than "understand and see. — Paul Dourish

Our experience using computers reflects a trade-off that was made fifty years ago or more. — Paul Dourish

The nature of the hybrid research/design model means that we often can see design efforts as attempts not to concretize the outcomes of research but instead to justify, promote, or initiate them — Paul Dourish

While any software system introduces some kind of formalization of the world, HCI (like AI) deals with formalizations of human cognition and activity. These are the issues that have lay at the heart of philosophical debate for centuries. In some ways, it would be hard to imagine a more philosophical enterprise. — Paul Dourish