Material Artefacts as Scenarios and Resources for Ideas and Interaction

In Chapter 5 we focused on the multimodal nature of interaction. In this chapter we direct our spotlight more closely on material artefacts. Our reasons for devoting a chapter to material artefacts are both practical and theoretical. At the beginning of the research, in line with much of the literature at that time, we took for granted students undertaking hands–on activities in science and technology.