Thursday, March 04, 2004
Design and HCI
What is HCI all about anyway? Having been told yesterday that my research was too eclectic (I disagree, but that's another story) I got to thinking about what HCI is really all about. One indicator is the things that make me stop and think - and the latest example is a new disabled parking space. Two of them, in fact: the University here has gone to a lot of time and expense to rip up part of the earth, flatten it out, and build two disabled parking spaces that are close to the buildings. Great idea. Except that you have to go up some steps to go any further. Us HCI people notice things like that.....
What is HCI all about anyway? Having been told yesterday that my research was too eclectic (I disagree, but that's another story) I got to thinking about what HCI is really all about. One indicator is the things that make me stop and think - and the latest example is a new disabled parking space. Two of them, in fact: the University here has gone to a lot of time and expense to rip up part of the earth, flatten it out, and build two disabled parking spaces that are close to the buildings. Great idea. Except that you have to go up some steps to go any further. Us HCI people notice things like that.....
(c) 2003-2005 Russell Beale
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