TRACTION Teaching Theory Workshop

Generative Theories of Interaction

• Beaudouin-Lafon, Bødker and Mackay (2021) Generative Theories of Interaction. Transactions on CHI

• Mackay and Beaudouin-Lafon (2025) Interaction Substrates: Combining Power and Simplicity in Interactive System. CHI'25

• Lottridge and Mackay (2009) Generative Walkthroughs to Support Creative Redesign. Creativity and Cognition'09

Wendy's handouts

• Slides: Teaching generative theory

• Summary: Key Generative Theory Principles

• Exercise: Examine the "fill color" command from the principle of Instrumental Interaction

• Answer sheet: Analyze, critique and construct the "fill color" command

• Worksheet: Interaction tables

Elena's handouts

Class activities