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14 Cards in this Set
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Who invented the computer mouse? |
Douglas Engelbart |
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Who developed sketchpad and what is the significance? |
- Ivan Sutherland - First rendering of direct manipulation |
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Who published The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction and what is the significance |
Card, Moran, and Newell It proposes the human brain as the information model |
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What was "As We May Think" about and what is the significance? |
Author: Vannevar Bush (1945) Overview- talks about all the kinds of ways we use information what he thinks is going to happen (prophetic) - He theorizes about a “maze of information,” or the challenge of navigating the information we will accumulate (what we now call "info-glut" - He proposes a Mimex – an index card system for information storage and retrieval. Two important features of this device: 2) and it would have constant access to data. Significance: This is the beginning of what people call the idea that technology is going to have a human component, and humans are going to be key players in deciding how to stratify and use information. This is the first article that brought together humans, information, and technology—they will always exist as a trio. |
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6 features of direct manipulation VIRESR |
1) Visibility of objects 2) Incremental action and rapid feedback 3) Reversibility 4) Exploration 6) Replacing language with action |
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HCI's first user study |
Was a comparative evaluation of the mouse, the joystick, grafacon, a light pen, and a knee controlled lever |
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first HCI study set up |
Participants: 13 Independent variables: Input method (the mouse, light pen, grafacon, joystick (position control), joystick (rate-control), knee controlled lever Dependent variables: task completion time, error rate Task: spacevar, acquire device, position cursor in target, select target Results: |
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Significance of Xerox desktop (1981)? |
Xerox (1981) – Realized that in order for them to bring computing to secretarial work, it needs to be usable. The interface was designed to replicate the physical environment clerks were familiar with already (files, folders, desktop, trash, typewriters). The desktop comes from studying women in the workplace. -- Does a bit of "placemaking" with the iconogrpahy |
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What shift happened in HCI in the 1970's and 1980's? |
- From large computers in secured rooms, operated only by engineers --> to small computers, operated by people without a technical background, in homesand workplaces - So ease of use and user acceptance became all the more important! |
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4 Problems IA addresses WISM |
1) Information Overload (info-glut) 2) Ways to access information 3) Software complexity 4) Multiple channels |
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What is system thinking? |
It is a systematic, comprehensive, holistic approach to structuring information in a way that makes it easy to find and understand - Regardless of the context, channel, or medium, the user employs access to information - Inclusive and accessible |
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What kind of concerns fall under the category of users? (6) ATINE |
1) Audience |
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What kind of concerns fall under the category of content? (7) DOVEMCF |
1) Document/data types 5) Metadata - 7) Format - in what format is the content? would have different format be better if possible? |
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What kind of concerns fall under the category of context? (5) |
1) Business goals 2) funding, politics 5) resources, and constraints |
