CS547 Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design)
Fridays 12:30-1:50 · Gates B01 · Open to the public- 20 years of speakers
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October 4, 1996
The very definition of the concept of "a computer" is changing as is the source of much of the user experience. User interfaces defined by traditional software companies will be frameworks for dynamic content provided by (soon) millions of servers around the world. The battle of Triceratops (Netscape Navigator) vs. Tyrannosaurus (Internet Explorer) will be overshadowed by the battle of the mice (Websites) vs. the elephants (television networks). Unfortunately, this new world is in dire danger of a usability meltdown: the Net may be brought to its knees, not by the bandwidth collapse forseeen by most commentators, but by user revolt. |
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