Computers Communication and Mental Models

Computers Commmunication and Mental Models is a far-ranging focused treatment of the cognitive and behavioural issues in computer-mediated communication knowledge representation and computer-supported co- operative work. It is also an argued development of the theoretical bases for treating computerized tools as intermediaries in the communication of mental maps between tool builders and users.Empirical trails are reported in detail sufficient for representation in computer-based instruction fractal dimensions of cognitive mapping and group decision support. The book is a collection of multidisciplinary papers which each shed light on the complex interactions between users and systems architects via a common medium: computerized tools.