This session is the second of three to examine the implications of an ecological approach for interface design. The goal for this session will be to consider how the general ecological approach discussed in the first session can be applied to the specific problem of interface design. Several examples of ecological interface design will be presented, and the importance of transferring this technology to practical problems industry will be discussed.
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