Module 1

Introduction to HCI
At the end of the chapter, the learner should be able to:
• Identify what is HCI
• Know the history of HCI
• HCI related disciplines
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History of HCI
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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a field of study

focusing on the design of computer technology and the
interaction between humans (the users) and computers.
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• Emerged in the early 1980s, initially as a specialty area

of Computer Science

• Intersected with cognitive science and human factors

engineering
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• Roots of HCI

• Study of human capabilities, limitations, and

performance

• Concerned with the design of systems that are

efficient, safe, comfortable, and even enjoyable
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HCI
Is a name for a community of
communities.
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• Computer science
• Cognitive psychology
• Social and organizational psychology
• Ergonomics or human factors
• Linguistics
• Artificial intelligence
• Philosophy, sociology, anthropology
• Engineering and design
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• User experience design

• Interaction design
• Applications design
• Usability engineering
• Technical communication
• Information design
• Mobile computing
• Distributed systems
• Wearable computing
• Ambient intelligence
• …
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Principles of HCI
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• understand the factors that determine how people use

technology

• develop tools and techniques to enable building

suitable systems

• achieve efficient, effective, and safe interaction

• put people first

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1. Human capabilities and limitations

2. Machine capabilities and limitations

3. Interactions

4. Tasks
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We study HCI to determine how we can make

this computer technology more usable by
people
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Many of our everyday things are not designed

to be usable
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Usefulness & Usability
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What is the difference between

useful and usable?
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Useful – The system supports the

objective of the user.

Usable – It supports these

objectives in easy-to-use ways.
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Useful + Usable = Not Used

Accessible – It can be used by the full range of

intended users.
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Design Rules
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It is a principle, guidelines or standards

that a designer can follow
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• Originally titled Ergonomic requirements for

office work with visual display terminals (VDTs)

• Retitled to Ergonomics of Human System

Interaction in 2006

• Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Satisfaction

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American computer scientist,

a University Professor in the
Department of Computer
Science and the founding
director (1983-2000) of the
University of Maryland
Human-Computer Interaction
Lab

Ben Shneiderman
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The director of The Design Lab

at University of California, San
Diego. He is best known for his
books on design, especially The
Design of Everyday Things

Donald Arthur "Don" Norman

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• https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/human-computer-interaction

• http://myweb.lmu.edu/dondi/share/ixd/principles.pdf

• http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/hci/0809/lecs/1_principles-6up.pdf

• http://www.cs.umd.edu/class/fall2002/cmsc838s/tichi/prescriptive.html

• https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/shneiderman-s-eight-golden-rules-will-help-you-
design-better-interfaces

• https://99percentinvisible.org/article/norman-doors-dont-know-whether-push-pull-blame-design/