Introduction to HCI

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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is a field of study which focuses on effective ways to improve the interaction between computer users and computer systems. HCI research has led to an abundance of information concerning the effective design, development, implementation, and evaluation of computer interfaces. The rapid growth of computer use in many facets of society has made the study of human-computer interaction essential to good interface design, including the design of web sites.

For additional information concerning HCI, please check out some of the Web sites listed below.

Links to HCI Information and Resources:

Introduction & Overview of HCI
A paper presented at CHI '95, which gives an overview of the HCI field. (http://www.acm.org/sigchi/chi95/proceedings/tutors/kb_bdy.htm)

ACM SIGCHI
Home page of the Association of Computing Machinery HCI special interest group. ACM SIGCHI provides an interactive forum for the exchange of ideas concerning issues pertinent to the HCI field. (http://www.acm.org/sigchi/)

HCI Resources on the Net
A collection of links to information related to HCI. (http://www.ida.liu.se/labs/aslab/groups/um/hci/)

Yahoo! HCI
Provides resource links to other HCI pages on the web. (http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Computer_Science/Human_Computer_Interaction__HCI_/)

HCI Bibliography
A searchable bibliographic database of HCI resources by Gary Perlman with almost 12,000 entries. (http://www.hcibib.org/)

HCI at NSU
HCI online study area with links to other HCI sites and student projects in the area of HCI. (http://scis.nova.edu/nova/hci/top.html)

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For more information contact:
Prof. James R. Grunwald, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Computing
Martin Luther College
1995 Luther Court
New Ulm, Minnesota 56073
e-mail comments to: grunwajr@mlc-wels.edu

Revised: December 03, 2004
Copyright © 1997 James R. Grunwald
URL: http://www.mlc-wels.edu/jgrunwald/introhci.html