29-01-2013, 03:14 PM
Human-Computer Interaction
Human-Computer Interaction.ppt (Size: 60 KB / Downloads: 35)
DigitalThink lessons
Confusions related to course interface
Orientation phase
Buttons unexplained
User can easily be stuck on lower levels (discussion threads etc.)
Human-Computer Interaction
Human
the end-user
the others in the organisation
Computer
hardware
software
Interaction
user “tells” the computer what (s)he wants
computer communicates results
Importance of HCI
Productivity
individual (e.g. installations, word processing)
organisational (changing job content, satisfaction, working environment, power and influence)
Safety (e.g. nuclear plants, flight control)
Disciplines, contributing to HCI
Computer science
Cognitive psychology
Social & organizational psychology
Ergonomics
Artificial intelligence
Linguistics
Philosophy, sociology, anthropology