The most comprehensive guide available on the rapidly-expanding field of HCI, this book illustrates the powerful benefits of a user-centred approach to the design of modern computer systems. Taking the reader through all the issues of HCI, this text shows, through a wealth of examples, how HCI helps in the design of more efficient and usable systems.
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Jenny Preece is the Chair of the Information Systems Department at the University of Maryland, USA. Prior to this she was a Senior Lecturer at the Open University, chaired the course team which produced this book and the Open University's distance learning course on HCI. She has published over 40 articles in the field, and is actively involved in HCI curriculum development with the British Computer Society, IFIP and ACM.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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A good undergra review of methods and bkgnd of HCI,
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This review is from: Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts And Design (Ics S.) (Hardcover)
IMO great for undergrad intro course on usability, and Human factors for CIS. Unlike many Usability books out there instead of why, it presents how and what.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Good fundamental text on HCI,
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This review is from: Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts And Design (Ics S.) (Hardcover)
I have used this book in my course in Usability and User Centered Design, and have found that the presentation and segmentation of issues in the book provides a good framework to teach the concepts of HCI especially to Computer Science majors.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Content may be fine but it's poorly written and hard to read,
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This review is from: Human-Computer Interaction: Concepts And Design (Ics S.) (Hardcover)
I've just started reading this book for a university course and though I've only finished one chapter, I have to say that the writing is so poor that I would not recommend this book to anyone. I find myself continually having to re-read sentences because they are oddly worded. The omission of serial commas and the lack of semicolons in many lists containing the word "and" merely add to the confusion. There are many HCI books out there, so save yourself a headache and find one that's well written.
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training wheels, virtual interface metaphors, most windowing systems, envisioning design, interaction logging, paper user interface, semantic directness, star life cycle, house style guides, design space analysis, cognitive task analysis techniques, participative evaluation, interpretive evaluation, requirements animation, direct manipulation systems, keystroke level model, distributed cognition approach, usability specification, minimalist instruction, functionality matrix, cooperative evaluation, dataflow diagrams, user interface management systems, usage simulations, usability requirements Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Human-Computer Interaction, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, John Wiley, Hemel Hempstead, Bill Verplank, Academic Press, Designing the User Interface, Donald Norman, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corporation, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Ellis Horwood, Source Honeysett, Morgan Kaufmann, North America, Cambridge University Press, Forte Travelodge, Olympic Message System, Harmony Space, The Psychology of Everyday Things, San Mateo, Ben Shneiderman Browse Sample Pages:
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training wheels, virtual interface metaphors, most windowing systems, envisioning design, interaction logging, paper user interface, semantic directness, star life cycle, house style guides, design space analysis, cognitive task analysis techniques, participative evaluation, interpretive evaluation, requirements animation, direct manipulation systems, keystroke level model, distributed cognition approach, usability specification, minimalist instruction, functionality matrix, cooperative evaluation, dataflow diagrams, user interface management systems, usage simulations, usability requirements Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Human-Computer Interaction, Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, John Wiley, Hemel Hempstead, Bill Verplank, Academic Press, Designing the User Interface, Donald Norman, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corporation, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Ellis Horwood, Source Honeysett, Morgan Kaufmann, North America, Cambridge University Press, Forte Travelodge, Olympic Message System, Harmony Space, The Psychology of Everyday Things, San Mateo, Ben Shneiderman Browse Sample Pages:
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