CS547 Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design)
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Ben Shneiderman
University of Maryland College Park. Leonardo's Laptop: Human Needs and the New Computing October 20, 2000 The old computing was about what computers could do; the new computing is about what users can do. Attention is shifting from making computers intelligent to making users creative. Human-computer interaction research and usability engineering are emerging in scientific and technology communities, but they have been criticized as being merely evaluative rather than generative. I will take Leonardo da Vinci as an inspirational muse because he combined scientific exploration with practical application and esthetic sensitivities. The first lesson is to think more deeply about the full range of users' needs. This talk lays out five circles of human relationships and four stages of social activities. These form a basis for user interface innovation that covers mobility, ubiquity, and community. Information resources will sprout from InfoDoors and WebBushes. Buddy lists and million-person communities will be accessible through palmtop and fingertip devices. The second lesson of the new computing is universal usability. The third lesson, which will occupy researchers for the next century, is the need for creativity support tools. Clever programmers are already developing advanced strategies that help users to design buildings, manage knowledge, compose music, and conduct scientific research. But the best is yet to come. |
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