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Introduction To Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

User interface (UI) design focuses on creating interfaces that are intuitive and easy to use by anticipating users' needs and ensuring interface elements are accessible and facilitate desired actions. Human-computer interaction (HCI) is the study of the design and use of computer technology and the interaction between users and computers. HCI draws from fields like psychology, engineering, and design to build systems that are usable and account for human factors.

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Introduction To Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

User interface (UI) design focuses on creating interfaces that are intuitive and easy to use by anticipating users' needs and ensuring interface elements are accessible and facilitate desired actions. Human-computer interaction (HCI) is the study of the design and use of computer technology and the interaction between users and computers. HCI draws from fields like psychology, engineering, and design to build systems that are usable and account for human factors.

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What is User Interface (UI) Design?

• User interface (UI) design is the process designers use to build


interfaces in software or computerized devices, focusing on looks or
style.
User Interface (UI) Design focuses
on anticipating what users might
need to do and ensuring that the
interface has elements that are easy
to access, understand, and use to
facilitate those actions. UI brings
together concepts from interaction
design, visual design,
and information architecture.
Introduction to Human-
Computer Interaction (HCI)
Chapter 01
Principles of User Interface Design
Ms. Shelomeya Delima
Sub Topics
• Importance of HCI
• Components of HCI model
• History of HCI
What is Human Computer Interaction
(HCI)?
• User definition: HCI, also known as man-machine interaction, is a
discipline that organizes interaction between man and computing
devices to make it more successful

• Developer Definition: User Interface Design (UID) Human-computer


interaction is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and
implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and
with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
• HCI is a subject which is directed to many disciplines of other study
streams.
• HCI is a sub-field of computer studies
• HCI consultants should have good knowledge or (UID)
understanding of those disciplines

What are these other study streams?


Related study areas to HCI
• Psychology and cognitive science
• to give someone knowledge of the user’s perceptual, Cognitive and problem-solving skill
• Ergonomics
• for the user’s physical capabilities
• Sociology
• to help her understand wider context of the interaction
• Computer Science and Engineering
• to be able to build the necessary technology
• Business/Management
• to be able to market it
• Arts
• Graphic designer’s to produce effective interaction
• Writing
• Technical writing to produce the manuals
Why we need to consider many
disciplines?
• A beautifully
designed graphic
display may be
unstable if it
ignores dialog
constraints or the
psychological
limitations of the
user

• Do you agree?
What are your
Is HCI a Science or a Art?
• Theoretically, it is a marriage of art and science
• But it is not always true,
[a beautiful woman + a wise man] -> handsome and intelligent child
• Beautiful and/or novel interfaces are artistically pleasing and motivate
fulfilling the tasks required
• Scientific view/reasoning: why certain things are successful whilst
others are not? Then allow creative nature to feed off this
information
HCI is required to be both a craft and a science in order to be
successful
Role of HCI – develops the relationship
• Some users not only cannot work but
also cannot live without their computers
in everyday life ):-
• E.g. emails, Facebook, …

• “Product success may


What are type of tasks for which depend on ease of use, not
people could use computers? necessarily power of
• Computers now affect every person in machine”
society
• ICT literacy – fundamental right in a
society • find reasons to justify
this…..
Challenge of developing products for
everyone
• HCI takes advantage of our everyday knowledge of the world to
make software and devices more understandable and usable for
everyone. e.g. Desktop Computers – Consider introducing a
computer for a very beginner

• Designing interactive systems is concerned with many different


aspects of a product. e.g. ask a question from visiting foreigner in
your village aspects : language, understanding, interpretation, finding
answer(solution), …..
What are Interactive systems?
• Consider crying at a dead person. He cannot answer your questions

• Two way communication


• in the same language,
• a dialog
• ability to understand or interpret

• What are current – very popular – interactive systems ?


• Second Life
• Facebook
Fills the gap between human and
computing
• Human users and their contexts are major components of the design
problems that cannot be neglected since they are complex.
• In fact, the largest part of program code in an interactive system
deals with the user interaction. what is the percentage of core
system ?
• 30 -40% what is the percentage of core system ?
• 30 -40% what is the rest of the system
• Inadequate attention to users and task context not only lead to bad
user interfaces, it puts entire system at risk. People will definitely
refuse to use poor/difficult products
Components of HCI
Components of HCI Model
• Human User
• Computer
• Interaction

The user is interacting with the computer in order to accomplish


something (he has a goal !)
Describe Human Users
• An individual
• A group of users working together
• A sequence of users in an organization (each dealing with some parts
of task)

• Give examples for each type of users.


How to classify or understand human
users?
• Physical abilities
• Personality differences
• Skill differences
• Cultural diversity
• Motivation
• Special needs
Different type of computers
• PC Desktop, laptop(*), PDA, …….
• A large scale computer system • Examples?
• A process control system (computing devices)
• An embedded system • Examples?
• Mobile computing devices
What is Interaction?
• A communication between a user and computer be it direct and
indirect
• Two types of interaction:
• Direct: a dialog with feedback and control throughout the
performance of the task
• Indirect: Batch processing or intelligent sensors controlling the
environment

• Identify direct and indirect interaction in MS Offic


Goals of Interaction Design
• Allow users to carry out tasks
• Safely
• Effectively
• Efficiently
• Enjoyably
Two types of interaction design
• User-centered design
• In order to optimize the system functionality and resources, human user is
considered main stakeholders to satisfy

• Task -centered design


• “Tasks are what the user is carrying out in a way he/she wants.
Group work 01
• What is User Interface Design?
• Why it is important?
• What is human computer interaction?
• “Product success may depend on ease of use, not necessarily power
of machine” Find reasons to justify this…..
• As a IT student explain the importance of “User”?

• Time allowed: 1 Hour


• Submit as assignment and get ready for presentation.

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