Interfacing Thought: Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction (Bradford Books) [Hardcover]

John M. Carroll (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Bradford Books | Publication Date: June 19, 1987

Interfacing Thought consolidates and presents theoretically important cognitive science research in the new and intensely active domain of human-computer interaction. It is a valuable survey of the whole range of problems and tasks in this growing field.

The twelve essays focus on the design of "user interfaces," or computers as experienced and manipulated by human users, showing how human motivation, action, and experience place constraints on the usability of computer equipment. In confronting the challenge of developing an applied science of human-computer interaction grounded in the framework of cognitive science, the essays make basic contributions to the development of cognitive science itself.

John M. Carroll is Manager of Advisory Interfaces at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He is coeditor, with Thomas G. Bever and Lance A. Miller, of Talking Minds: The Study of Language in the Cognitive Sciences, an MIT Press paperback. A Bradford Book.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This book is essential reading for software designers, computer programmers who write marketable code, and researchers in computer-human interaction."
- Art Graesser, Memphis State University



"All in all, this book is perhaps the best single compendium of applied cognitive research in human-computer interaction today."
- Thomas P. Moran, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center

About the Author

John M. Carroll is a professor in the School of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University, University Park, PA. He has been elected into the CHI Academy by The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI) in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service in the field of computer-human interaction.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 385 pages
• Publisher: The MIT Press (June 19, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0262031256
• ISBN-13: 978-0262031257
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,698,771 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John M. Carroll is Edward Frymoyer Professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University. His research is in methods and theory in human-computer interaction, particularly as applied to networking tools for collaborative learning and problem solving, and design of interactive information systems. Books include Making Use (MIT, 2000), HCI in the New Millennium (Addison-Wesley, 2001), Usability Engineering (Morgan-Kaufmann, 2002, with M.B. Rosson) and HCI Models, Theories, and Frameworks (Morgan-Kaufmann, 2003), Rationale-Based Software Engineering (Springer, 2008, with J. Burge, R. McCall and I. Mistrik), and Learning in Communities (Springer, 2009). Carroll serves on several editorial boards for journals, handbooks, and series. He is Editor of the Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics. Carroll has received the Rigo Award and the CHI Lifetime Achievement Award from ACM, the Silver Core Award from IFIP, the Goldsmith Award from IEEE. He is a fellow of AAAS, ACM, IEEE, and the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.