LEADER 04222nam 22006375 450 001 9911057025903321 005 20260116120411.0 010 $a3-032-13751-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-13751-7 035 $a(CKB)44975620200041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32494393 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32494393 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-13751-7 035 $a(EXLCZ)9944975620200041 100 $a20260116d2026 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCultural Translation in Technology Design $eWhen Technology Travels /$fby Noor Ashikin Said 205 $a1st ed. 2026. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Springer,$d2026. 215 $a1 online resource (118 pages) 225 1 $aSpringerBriefs in Anthropology,$x2195-0814 311 08$a3-032-13750-0 327 $aTechnology is Never Universal: Theoretical Foundations -- When Technology Travels: A Case in Translation -- Anthropotechnology: Reframing Technology Transfer as a HumanEncounter -- The VR Tool that Needed Translation -- Life on the Shop Floor -- Perspective Taking and Local Wisdom -- Collaboration in Translation: Negotiating Technology and Culture -- What Makes Technology Transfer Work (or Fail) -- Inventing the Anthropotechnological Islet -- Conclusion. 330 $aThis book explores the challenges and opportunities that arise when high-tech innovation crosses cultural boundaries?and how it can be thoughtfully adapted before reaching the end user. Drawing on a real-world case of a European Virtual Reality (VR) training system prepared for deployment in Malaysia?s aerospace sector, this book investigates the cultural and cognitive translations necessary to ensure any design tool's success in a new context. Rather than documenting failure, it offers a blueprint for preventing it?by listening, adapting, and designing with local realities in mind. Drawing from ethnographic research, interviews, and human-centered design principles, this book explores the concept of anthropotechnology, aligning technology with local learning habits, social dynamics, and cultural expectations. It introduces the concept of the Anthropotechnological Islet, a bridging structure that enables imported systems to fit meaningfully into different environments before they are operationalized. The Islet is not a compromise between systems but a generative space for innovation that fosters cross-cultural adaptation and learning. This book is both a research monograph and a design manifesto. It tells the story of how a VR tool was reshaped?not just through technical refinement, but through cultural insight, institutional collaboration, and cognitive empathy. It offers practical guidance for those working in training, design, and technology transfer, especially in transnational or cross-cultural settings. In an increasingly globalized world, this book invites readers to rethink how we design for difference?early, intentionally, and with respect for local ways of knowing and learning. 410 0$aSpringerBriefs in Anthropology,$x2195-0814 606 $aTechnology$xSociological aspects 606 $aApplied anthropology 606 $aTechnical education 606 $aAerospace engineering 606 $aAstronautics 606 $aScience, Technology and Society 606 $aApplied Anthropology 606 $aEngineering and Technology Education 606 $aAerospace Technology and Astronautics 615 0$aTechnology$xSociological aspects. 615 0$aApplied anthropology. 615 0$aTechnical education. 615 0$aAerospace engineering. 615 0$aAstronautics. 615 14$aScience, Technology and Society. 615 24$aApplied Anthropology. 615 24$aEngineering and Technology Education. 615 24$aAerospace Technology and Astronautics. 676 $a303.483 700 $aAshikin Said$b Noor$01889945 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911057025903321 996 $aCultural Translation in Technology Design$94531424 997 $aUNINA