is nowadays considered to be a field of research distinct from mathematics, ethnocomputing is considered to be a research topic distinct from ethnomathematics. Some aspects of ethnocomputing that have their roots in ethnomathematics are listed below: Counting and sorting: The use of a systematic way to compare and order discrete objects Locating: Exploring one's spatial environment and conceptualizing and symbolizing that environment with models, maps, drawings, and other devices Measuring: Quantifying qualities like length and weight for the purposes of, for instance, comparing, classifying, or ordering objects Designing: Applying formal or non-formal algorithmic or computational ideas in arts or design Playing: Devising and engaging in games and pastimes with more or less formalized rules that all players must abide by Explaining: Finding systematic ways to represent phenomena or the relationships between phenomena Further reading Eglash, Ron (1999) African Fractals: Modern Computing and Indigenous Design. New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London: Rutgers University Press. Ascher, Marcia & Ascher, Robert (1981) Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu. Tedre, Matti; Sutinen, Erkki; Kähkönen, Esko; Kommers, Piet (2006) Ethnocomputing: ICT in Social and Cultural Context. Communications of the ACM 49(1):pp. 126–130 Petrillo, Anthony (1994, March). Ethnocomputers in Nigerian Computer Education. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Conference of the Mathematical Association of Nigeria. References External links Applications Quest Juan Gilbert's tool for diversity in college admissions AADMLSS The African-American Distributed Multiple Learning Styles System CSDT Culturally Situated Design Tools Engineering with Social Metaphors A one-day theme of the "Socially Inspired Computing Symposium," University of Hertfordshire, April 2005. Ron Eglash: The fractals at the heart of African designs TED Talk Mathematics and culture