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Human-Computer Interaction. Info I101 John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003. Human-Computer Interaction. Info I101 John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003. Human-Computer Interaction. Info I101 John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003. Human-Computer Interaction. Info I101 John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003.
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Human-Computer Interaction Info I101John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003
Human-Computer Interaction Info I101John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003
Human-Computer Interaction Info I101John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003
Human-Computer Interaction Info I101John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003
INFO I101 John C. Paolillo March 4, 2003 Human-Computer Interaction
An Oven Control Conv Bake/Roast Timer Bake Vari Broil BakeTime Stop Time Clean Cancel
Other examples • Airplane cockpits (e.g. Spitfire) • Switched the location of “eject” and “fire” controls — to disastrous effect • Nuclear reactor controls • In one reactor, used handles of beer taps to make controls different from one another • Automobile controls...
Design • Designs should be • Easy to learn • Easy to use • Usable for their intended functions cf. Donald Norman The Design of Everyday Things and The Invisible Computer And so it should be for computers...
HCI — What it is • The applied field which considers the design of computer technology and how any given design facilitates certain kinds of uses and disfavors others. • Draws on: psychology, sociology, anthropology, linguistics, visual arts, computer programming, etc.
Before there was HCI • Human factors research and design Taking human perceptual and psychological attributes into account in the design of artifacts • Ergonomics Planning work practices and their support infrastructure to take account of human physical characteristics
HCI Milestones and Millstones
Sholes’ keyboard c. 1860 Dvorak keyboard
Kinesics Bat Keyboard
Production versions of Engelbart’s system; Bootstrap Alliance
Xerox Alto, 1980 toastytech.com
Xerox Dandelion toastytech.com
Xerox Dandelion toastytech.com
technology.arc.nasa.gov www.southwest.com.au/~jfuller
www.thedigitalbits.com Plasma screen by Zenith
MS Windows XP Media Player toastytech.com
MS Windows 1983 preview toastytech.com
MS Windows XP (2002) MS Bob (1995)