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The Fascinating Past and Exciting Future of Human-Computer Interaction with Brad Myers

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Brad Myers is the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, with an affiliated faculty appointment in the Software and Societal Systems Department. He’s also the author of a new book, "Pick, Click, Flick! The Story of Interaction Techniques." In this episode, he discusses the importance of usability in design, notable failures in user interface design, and the future of Human-Computer Interaction.


Key Takeaways:

- Historic HCI failures

- What is HCI?

- How AI will affect HCI?


Episode Timeline:

1:45What is the Human-Computer Interaction field?

3:30The evolution of interaction techniques

6:30Designing for usability and intuition

09:40Historic failures in user interface design

10:30Why Clippy didn't work

14:30The history of copy and paste

18:00Mac or PC?

21:30The future of HCI and AI integration


This episode’s guest:

• Buy Brad's Book "Pick, Click, Flick! The Story of Interaction Techniques."


Subscribe and leave a 5-star review:

https://pod.link/1496390646

Contact Us!


•Join the conversation by leaving a comment!

•Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn!

Thanks for listening!


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Content provided by Jan Richardson and Global Results Communications. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Jan Richardson and Global Results Communications or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Brad Myers is the Charles M. Geschke Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, with an affiliated faculty appointment in the Software and Societal Systems Department. He’s also the author of a new book, "Pick, Click, Flick! The Story of Interaction Techniques." In this episode, he discusses the importance of usability in design, notable failures in user interface design, and the future of Human-Computer Interaction.


Key Takeaways:

- Historic HCI failures

- What is HCI?

- How AI will affect HCI?


Episode Timeline:

1:45What is the Human-Computer Interaction field?

3:30The evolution of interaction techniques

6:30Designing for usability and intuition

09:40Historic failures in user interface design

10:30Why Clippy didn't work

14:30The history of copy and paste

18:00Mac or PC?

21:30The future of HCI and AI integration


This episode’s guest:

• Buy Brad's Book "Pick, Click, Flick! The Story of Interaction Techniques."


Subscribe and leave a 5-star review:

https://pod.link/1496390646

Contact Us!


•Join the conversation by leaving a comment!

•Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn!

Thanks for listening!


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  continue reading

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