The Art of Human-Computer Interface DesignBrenda Laurel
The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design
by Brenda Laurel · first published 1990
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Deals with technologise such as cyberspace, animation, multimedia, and speech recognition. Also includes the philosophical and psychological background to creating effective interfaces.
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…surprise some readers. For instance, I learned that there was LSD research happening a few blocks away from where I used to live in Menlo Park :) Timothy Leary also has an interesting essay in Laurel's "Art of Human Computer Interface Design" anthology[1] about what he believes are the intersections of computing as a human tool and psychedelics. When you start to look into it, you'll realize that the tech industry and California's friendly…
on “How the ’60s Counterculture Is Still Driving the Tech Revolution” ↗Btw the Kay essay referenced here is missing around 6 pages. Still not sure if there’s a good online source for it now; it originally was published in The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design.
on “Tools for thought as cultural practices, not computational objects” ↗FYI, one of the papers in "The Art of Human-Computer Interface Design" talked about the evolution of languages (pidgins/creoles). It's short, and You can read it here: https://archive.org/details/artofhumancomput00laur/page/10/m... The article is "Interface and the Evolution…
on “Watching a “language” develop when kids can’t speak to each other” ↗