This book contains technical jargon by nature. I will do my best to add resources and a glossary of terms, but some will be on you to figure out. I promise this book will not be a multithreaded annotation like David Foster Wallace's "Infinite Jest," but we will help you grow your HCI language.
The goals of HCI jargon are to do the following:
- Establish a shared language for building human-centered solutions.
- Build a shorthand for skills and industry terms.
- Identify and navigate the growing job market utilizing HCI skills.
This can also be seen in the following diagram:
Millions of people around the planet build computer hardware and software. As a group, we can create software with computers faster due to our shared vocabulary for describing, discussing, and ultimately building solutions. It is nerdy. HCI jargon is a way to introduce you to the community to give you a shared language and allow you to talk the talk as you walk the...