Introduction to human-computer interaction / Kasper Hornbæk, Per Ola Kristensson, Antti Oulasvirta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hornbæk, Kasper, author.

Kristensson, Per Ola, author.

Oulasvirta, Antti, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-computer interaction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction provides the first comprehensive textbook on the design of computing systems for human use. The book is written for undergraduate and graduate students from different disciplines. It describes how to be human-centered in the design and evaluation of interactive systems. It does so by separating seven essential areas of HCI: understanding people, user research, theories of interaction, user interfaces, design of interactive systems, engineering of interactive systems, and evaluation of such systems. Together, these chapters cover timeless principles of HCI as well as emerging topics, such as artificial intelligence and extended reality"-- Oxford Academic.

Aimed at undergraduate students in computer science, design, and engineering programs, and master students in dedicated programs, this is a comprehensive textbook for students of human-computer interaction. While HCI is primarily a research-driven field, the book focuses not only on scientific principles of interaction, but also on the very concrete goal of designing better computing systems. The book revises and synthesizes topics that have been previously scattered across multiple books and papers, including design, engineering, empirical methods, and technology. Although it covers emerging topics like VR and AI, the book places its emphasis on the more time-enduring principles and methods.

Contents:

Introduction to human–computer interaction

Introduction to understanding people

Perception

Motor control

Cognition

Needs and motivations

Experience

Collaboration

Communication

Introduction to user research

Interviews

Field research

Survey research

Unobtrusive research

Representations of user research

Introduction to interaction

Information and control

Dialogue

Tool use

Automation

Rationality

Practice

Introduction to user interfaces

Input devices

Displays

Interaction techniques

Commands and navigation

Graphical user interfaces

Reality-based interaction

Introduction to design

Design cognition

Design practice

Design processes

Introduction to engineering

Systems

Design engineering

Safety and risk

Software

Computational representations and models

Introduction to evaluation

Analytical evaluation methods

Think-aloud studies

Experiments

Field evaluations

Growing into the HCI discipline

Summary: HCI principles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 17, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Hornbæk, Kasper. Introduction to human-computer interaction

ISBN:

9780191959363

0191959367

OCLC:

1523867889

Publisher Number:

CIPO000251485