Human–Computer Interaction

Bibliographic Data

ID23650712
AuthorsGilbert Cockton (0000-0003-3689-1768, Northumbria University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Pages1-10
Publication date2016-10-23
Open AccessYes
TypeCHAPTER
VenueThe International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118766804.wbiect197
OpenAlexW3010422517
ISBN9781118766804
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

Human–computer interaction (HCI) is the study of human interactions with computers across a wide range of behaviors, experiences, outcomes, and contexts. It results in knowledge on the impact of interactions on users and usage contexts. This can be related to specific design features, and thus provide guidance to interaction designers on favorable or adverse design practices. Timespans of interaction studied range from subseconds to several years and apply knowledge, perspectives, and methods from the human sciences, humanities, and creative arts. The study of subsecond interactions draws on perceptual and motor psychology. The study of subminute interactions draws on cognitive and affective psychology. Studies of longer interactions draw on ethnography, social and cultural anthropology, cultural theory, human geography, and potentially any discipline that researches and theorizes human behaviors and competences. Overall, HCI is a broad and ever expanding multidisciplinary field with theoretical and practical foci.

Art · Cognition · Cognitive science · Ethnography · Field (mathematics) · Human–computer interaction · Multidisciplinary approach · Perception · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · Computer Science · Innovative Human-Technology Interaction · Interactive and Immersive Displays · Psychology · Usability and User Interface Design

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