History and Evolution of Human-Computer Interaction
From punched cards to talking to a phone, each era made computers usable by a bigger crowd of ordinary people.
What this unit covers
Unit 1: Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
- 1 Meaning, Scope and Importance of Human-Computer InteractionEvery screen, button and beep was designed by someone, and this is the field that asks whether they designed it for people. · 11 min
- 2 History and Evolution of Human-Computer InteractionFrom punched cards to talking to a phone, each era made computers usable by a bigger crowd of ordinary people. · 11 min
- 3 Interaction StylesTyping a command, picking from a menu, filling a form, dragging an icon or just speaking are five different conversations with a machine. · 12 min