Application of Human-Computer Interaction

Definition of HCI:
Human-Computer Interaction
Hewett, Baecker, et. al.
http://sigchi.org/cdg/cdg2.html#2_1

HCI is defined as “a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.” The focus of the discipline relies more heavily on the interactive aspects of the technology than on the design of functional computational devices. There appears to be a consensus on the topic of functionality, concluding that the perception of HCI from a strict design perspective eliminates, or at least substantially limits, the possibilities for conceptual applications. Therefore, the scope of the field has been expanded to acknowledge the cross-fertilization that occurs between computer science and numerous other disciplines. Of particular interest is the section devoted to “dialogue genre” which addresses the notion of conceptual use as it relates to artistic practice.

To illustrate the application of the HCI paradigm to artistic practice the interactive work by Lynn Hershman Leeson serves as a noteworthy example. Her use of computer technology to underscore disconcerting emotions associated with issues of surveillance (in particular, A Room of One’s Own) is an inspired approach to human-computer interaction, wherein the viewer’s gaze directs the progression of the video narrative.

(kfreed)

View Leeson works (click title)