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The Fascinating Past and Exciting Future of Human-Computer Interaction with Brad Myers
Manage episode 486799874 series 3237790
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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278 episodes
Manage episode 486799874 series 3237790
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.
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