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Posting Date: October 09, 2002
 

Explaining the Science of HCI to the General Public (UsabilityNews) -- "The HCI Fun project aims to demonstrate to the public how science investigates making information technology more usable. At this stage we invite members of the HCI community to visit the site and give their feedback on the current development and future direction."

 

  

Reader Comments...
 

Oh, the irony. I know this is an easy mistake to make, but they have blue links and then they used blue to highlight their (non-linked) list of topics to discuss!

I like the idea, though it would have been better to see a more thoughtful name if they intend this for an adult audience. HCI Fun immediately makes me think that it is kid-oriented effort, and I automatically tune out.

I think that using tangible objects to talk about usability is an excellent way to discuss the practice. Don Norman's Design of Everyday Things is a good example of that. I constantly refer to it to get common ground when talking to someone about web applications and sites.

Posted by: Lydia on October 9, 2002 03:37 PM


 

Someone knows how to misuse dreamweaver, and as I can't see java applets in my browser I am totally excluded.

Posted by: Mac on October 10, 2002 05:10 AM


 

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