Peter Gorny and Horst Oberquelle HCI in Germany Some Impressions and Facts from the Scene The G e r m a n scene in H u m a n - C o m p u t e r Interaction cannot be visited without also looking at its European context and its relations to the global activities in this field. G e r m a n H C I is closely interlinked with the H C I specialists in the other G e r m a n - s p e a k i n g countries Austria and Switzerland; it has always been strongly influenced by joint research projects o f the European C o m munity; and m a n y of its m e m b e r s are eagerly participating in S I G C H I work and S I G C H I conferences. Intellectual Roots lungsregulationstheorie), which offers a mental model for the manner h o w h u m a n beings normally organize (regulate) their work by preplanning actions and r e m o v i n g obstacles to the progress of their work. This model is especially
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