The core of this book covers three pillars:
- HCI skills, theory, and historical context:
Use of stories, contextual examples, and some brief history of widening your HCI knowledge. - HCI Activities and practical challenges:
A series of hands-on methods to deepen your HCI understanding.
- HCI Community resources and source materials:
A vast set of knowledge and experience that I could never surpass but am happy to share and grow with you as you read in the share your experience:
As the author of this book, my background comes from the Design point of view via user experience (UX)/graphic design/human-centered research into computers rather than via computer science, mathematics, engineering, or computer coding, however, I have gained much of this knowledge over time. Therefore, the content of the book will focus more on the human component of HCI over the computer component.
However, the framing of skills and considerations are designed to improve either side. So read on.
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