Beauty is more than skin deep: behind the pretty (inter)face of human computer interaction

Author

Godfrey, R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Inf. Syst., Tasmania Univ., Launceston, Tas., Australia

fYear

1998

fDate

26-29 Jan 1998

Firstpage

230

Lastpage

237

Abstract

The paper explores the common misconception that the I in HCI stands for “interface” rather than the more generally useful “interaction”. The paper reviews the historical development of information systems in terms of their user interaction and identifies sources of tension between users and developers of information systems. It is suggested that some reorientation of software engineering education may be desirable to improve this human-computer interaction with a shift to focus more on human aspects rather than on technical issues

Keywords

computer science education; history; human factors; information systems; software engineering; systems analysis; user interfaces; historical development; human aspects; human computer interaction; information systems; interface; software engineering education; user interaction; Computer science; Decision support systems; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Human computer interaction; Information systems; Information technology; Military computing; Ores; Skin;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering: Education & Practice, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 International Conference

Conference_Location

Dunedin

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8828-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SEEP.1998.707655

Filename

707655