Ten Conceptual Dimensions of Context

2021/11/04 by Hashai Papneja, Papneja, Hashai
Computer Science · #Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI) #Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2111.04472

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Abstract

This paper attempts to synthesize various conceptualizations of the term "context" as found in computing literature. Ten conceptual dimensions of context thus emerge -- location; user, task, and system characteristics; physical, social, organizational, and cultural environments; time-related aspects, and historical information. Together, the ten dimensions of context provide a comprehensive view of the notion of context, and allow for a more systematic examination of the influence of context and contextual information on human-system or human-AI interactions.

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