Jan 12 2008
Human Computer Interaction - Prologue
I try to find different kind of approaches when I have to design web interfaces even I am a developer and not a designer. Reading about how to design an interface, I found the “Human Computer Interaction” (HCI) term. My first research on this subject was about 2 years ago and I found a lot of useful informations since then, but I am very far away of having a clear and complete vision about the subject.
I don’t want to spend more time on talking about iteration styles and paradigms, but the following piece of theory is very useful. Basically, the HCI goal is to improve the interaction between humans and computers by increasing usability and receptiveness to the user’s needs. Another important field related to HCI is User Experience (UX). User Experience talks about user’s perception of a device or system and tries to improve the interaction between the user and the device or the system.
Next articles about Human-Computer Interaction will focus on web and software interfaces with good or bad examples, evolution of software development process and I will try to find the answer for the following question: “How to improve an interface design?” .
