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Lesson 1 Intro To HCI

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field that studies the design and use of computer technology. HCI ensures that computers and interfaces are user-friendly by considering human cognition, psychology and limitations. It draws from multiple disciplines including cognitive psychology, computer science, design and engineering to improve the interaction between users and computers. The goal of HCI is to make technology more receptive to human needs through user-centered design.

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Lesson 1 Intro To HCI

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is an interdisciplinary field that studies the design and use of computer technology. HCI ensures that computers and interfaces are user-friendly by considering human cognition, psychology and limitations. It draws from multiple disciplines including cognitive psychology, computer science, design and engineering to improve the interaction between users and computers. The goal of HCI is to make technology more receptive to human needs through user-centered design.

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Lesson 1

Introduction to
Human Computer
Interaction (HCI)

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What is Human Computer
Interaction?

• Human Computer interaction (HCI) is characterized as a


dialogue or interchange between the human and the
computer because the output of one serves as the input
for the other in an exchange of actions and intentions.

 HCI is the study of interaction between people (users)


and computers.

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What is Human Computer
Interaction?
 Human Computer Interaction is concerned with the
design, evaluation and implementation of
interactive computing systems for human use and with
the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

 Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is an


interdisciplinary field in which computer scientists,
engineers, psychologists, social scientists and design
professional play important roles.

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Human Computer Interaction has four
Components

• Human
• Computer
• Interaction
• interface

The goal of HCI is to improve the interaction


between users and computers by making computers
more user-friendly and receptive to the user's needs.

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 Interacting with technology is cognitive.
 Human information processing referred to as cognition
 Human cognition process is involved when interacting with
system, like attention, perception and recognition,
memory, learning, reasoning, problem solving and
decision making.
 Need to take into account cognitive processes involved and
cognitive limitations of users.

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 Provides knowledge about what users can and
cannot be expected to do.
 Identifies and explains the nature and causes of
problems users encounter.
 Must consider what are users good and bad at?

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What is Interaction?
communication
user system
• Interaction refers to a dialogue generated by the command and
data, input to the computer and the display, output of the
computer and the sensory/perceptual input to the human and
motor response output of the human.

• There are number of ways in which the user can communicate


with the system, batch input, direct manipulation etc.

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What is Interface?
• Interface is made up of a set of hardware devices and
software tools from the computer side and a system of
sensory, motor and cognitive processes from the
human side.

Interaction takes place at the Interface,

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User interface (UI)
User interface: User interfaces mediate the interaction

(dialog) between humans and computers.

• The User Interface today is often one of the most

critical factors regarding the success or failure of a

computer system

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Interdisciplinary Nature of HCI

• HCI is understanding the Complex Relationship between Human and


Computers

• Two Distinct “Species”

• Successful Integration is dependent upon the a better understanding


of both Species

• Hence HCI borrows and establishes its roots in Disciplines concerned


with both
Interdisciplinary Nature of HCI

• HCI has roots in many disciplines

• HCI is inter-disciplinary in nature


Social
Cognitive Organizational
Psychology Psychology
Linguistics

Anthropology
Ergonomics
&
Human
Factor
HCI
Philosophy

Design

Computer
Science
Artificial Engineering
Intelligence
Interdisciplinary Nature of HCI – Human Side
• Cognitive Psychology

• Social Organizational Psychology

• Ergonomics and human Factors

• Linguistics

• Philosophy

• Sociology

• Anthropology
Cognitive Psychology
• Understanding human behavior and mental processes

• Human information processing


• See
• Feel
• Touch
• Smell
• Taste

• How much information can be processed and remembered


Social Organizational Psychology
• Studying nature and causes of human behavior in social context

• Four core concerns


• Influence of one individual on another person’s attitude and behavior
• Impact of a group on its member’s attitude and behavior
• Impact of a member on group’s activities and structure
• Relationship between the structure and activities of different groups

• Informs designers how computers affect working practices


Ergonomics or Human Factors
• To define and design tools and various artifacts for different work, leisure
and domestic environment to suit the capacities and capabilities of users

• Ergonomist translates the above information from the above mentioned


sciences into context of design of products

• Increase feelings of comfort and satisfaction

• Concerns
• Hardware design
• Radiation from VDUs
• Repetitive Strain Injury (RPI)
Linguistics
• Scientific study of languages

• Command-object (delete ‘report’ OR ‘report’ delete)

• Understanding structure (syntax) and meaning (semantics)

• HCI goal is to develop natural language interfaces


Philosophy, Sociology and Anthropology
• Contribution in the sense of Soft Sciences for HCI

• Considers introduction of IT in society

• Ethnography involves observing people

• Cognitive psychology tries to predict

• Computer Supported Cooperative Writing


Interdisciplinary Nature of HCI – Computer
Side
• Computer Science

• Artificial Intelligence

• Engineering

• Design
Other Disciplines
• Computer Science
• Provides knowledge about capability of technology
• Developing techniques to support software design, development and maintenance

• Artificial Intelligence
• Intelligent Computing concerned with simulating human behaviour
• HCI – development of expert and tutoring systems

• Engineering
• Engineering takes finding of sciences and utilizes them in the production of artifacts

• Design
• Design contributes creative skills and knowledge to this process
The end
Thank you

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