Lecture 1

Human-Computer Interaction

• how people design, implement and use interactive computer systems.
• how computers affect individuals, organizations, and society.

Requirements of HCI

• Ease of use
  • GUI vs command language
  • Online help, documentation and training
• More powerful forms of communications between users and computers
  • New interaction techniques
    
  • New input and output devices
• Universal access to information
  • Large community of users who are not technically sophisticated.
    
  • Necessary to develop interfaces that required minimal technical sophistication.