Nadia Sansone

Valentina Grion

Qwerty

Qwerty is the commonly accepted name for the computer keyboard, comprising the first six letters of its top row. When typewriters were first introduced, the keys were arranged in alphabetical order. However this order meant that people typed too quickly such that the keys soon became entangled. To counter this, the keys were displayed in random order and typing speeds accordingly slowed down. In later years, despite the fact that the problem of speed had been completely overcome, the keyboard retained its random order. In our view, this represents an excellent metaphor for the entanglement of culture and technological tools.    In actual fact, we regard computer-based technologies as cultural artefacts, representing different depths in the daily work and study activity of individuals, social groups, and institutions. We believe that different models of computer use and activity within online environments mediate social interaction. As such, the relationship between culture and technological tools is becoming more and more complex and now provides an opportunity for determining new models of cognitive, psychological, and social interaction. Qwerty hopes to be a place where such issues can be discussed and developed.    The journal arises from a growing awareness of the need to develop research and reflection on the impact, effects and nature of technology use and, as such, is intended to be a genuinely cross-disciplinary forum.    Qwerty wishes to provide a forum for discussion on the use of new technologies aimed at anyone interested in the use of technology in such fields as education, training, social and university research, including the cultural, social, pedagogical, psychological, economic, professional, ethical and aesthetical aspects of technology use.

Qwerty is the commonly accepted name for the computer keyboard, derived from the first six letters of its top row. Initially, typewriters had keys arranged in alphabetical order, but this arrangement caused people to type too quickly, leading to entangled keys. To address this issue, the keys were randomly arranged, which slowed down typing speeds. Although the problem of speed has since been completely resolved, the keyboard has retained its random order. We view this phenomenon as an excellent metaphor for the entanglement of culture and technological tools. In fact, we regard computer-based technologies as cultural artifacts, representing different depths in the daily work and study activities of individuals, social groups, and institutions. We believe that different models of computer use and activities within online environments mediate social interaction. As such, the relationship between culture and technological tools is becoming increasingly complex, providing opportunities to establish new models of cognitive, psychological, and social interaction. Qwerty aims to be a platform for discussing and developing these issues. The journal arises from a growing awareness of the need to research and reflect on the impact, effects, and nature of technology use, and is intended to be a genuinely cross-disciplinary forum. Qwerty wishes to provide a space for discussions on the use of new technologies for anyone interested in technology's application in fields such as education, training, social and university research, including the cultural, social, pedagogical, psychological, economic, professional, ethical, and aesthetic aspects of technology use.

《Qwerty》是计算机键盘的常用名称，源自其顶部一排的前六个字母。最初，打字机的键位是按字母顺序排列的，但这种排列导致人们打字过快，键位很快就会缠绕在一起。为了解决这个问题，键位被随机排列，从而减缓了打字速度。尽管后来这一速度问题已经完全解决，键盘的随机排列却依然保留。我们认为，这一现象很好地比喻了文化与技术工具之间的纠缠。实际上，我们将基于计算机的技术视为文化产物，代表了个人、社会群体和机构在日常工作与学习活动中的不同深度。我们相信，不同的计算机使用模式和在线环境中的活动会影响社会互动。因此，文化与技术工具之间的关系变得愈加复杂，并为确定新的认知、心理和社会互动模型提供了机会。《Qwerty》希望成为讨论和发展的平台。该期刊源于对技术使用影响、效果和本质的日益关注，旨在成为一个真正跨学科的论坛。《Qwerty》希望为任何对技术在教育、培训、社会和大学研究等领域的应用感兴趣的人提供讨论平台，包括技术使用的文化、社会、教育、心理、经济、职业、伦理和美学等方面。

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Journal Info

Category	Quartile
COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS	4