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Memory, Design, and the Role of Computers

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  • D Sun

    (Department of Architectural and Design Science, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia)

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Human memory is commonly understood as the storage and retrieval of records of information. Knowledge is stored as schemata that consist of explicitly stored representations of objects. Remembering is retrieving representations; and understanding is mapping representations. By contrast, Rosenfield argues that memory is best understood as a process of perceiving and behaving. Memory does not directly reflect past information, but selects reconstructions appropriate to the situation in which the recollection is taking place. In this paper the author presents some major implications of this view of memory on the development of computer tools for designers.

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  • D Sun, 1993. "Memory, Design, and the Role of Computers," Environment and Planning B, , vol. 20(2), pages 125-143, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirb:v:20:y:1993:i:2:p:125-143
    DOI: 10.1068/b200125
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