Interaction Design: Beyond Human - Computer Interaction Author: Yvonne Rogers | Language: English | ISBN:
0470665769 | Format: PDF
Interaction Design: Beyond Human - Computer Interaction Description
A revision of the #1 text in the Human Computer Interaction field, Interaction Design, the third edition is an ideal resource for learning the interdisciplinary skills needed for interaction design, human-computer interaction, information design, web design and ubiquitous computing.
The authors are acknowledged leaders and educators in their field, with a strong global reputation. They bring depth of scope to the subject in this new edition, encompassing the latest technologies and devices including social networking, Web 2.0 and mobile devices. The third edition also adds, develops and updates cases, examples and questions to bring the book in line with the latest in Human Computer Interaction.
Interaction Design offers a cross-disciplinary, practical and process-oriented approach to Human Computer Interaction, showing not just what principles ought to apply to Interaction Design, but crucially how they can be applied. The book focuses on how to design interactive products that enhance and extend the way people communicate, interact and work. Motivating examples are included to illustrate both technical, but also social and ethical issues, making the book approachable and adaptable for both Computer Science and non-Computer Science users. Interviews with key HCI luminaries are included and provide an insight into current and future trends.
The book has an accompanying website www.id-book.com which has been updated to include resources to match the new edition.
- Paperback: 602 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 3 edition (June 7, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470665769
- ISBN-13: 978-0470665763
- Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
This book is required for a course, but also serves well as a reference. The book hits many important marks, unfortunately the second half of the title is true. Beyond human-computer interaction. The book places a higher emphasis on physical design and human reaction to tangible devices and working interfaces. I had high hopes that the new third edition would move beyond Web interfaces and explode into the mobile computing interfaces and designs flooding the market today. In this arena it fell a little short. Conversely, that which has always made this book a good introduction book still remains intact. In my humble opinion, a good Intro to HCI book should boldly address standardization of icons, layouts, and familiar iconography context somewhere within the book prominently. This would give an appropriate exposure to those new in IT and HCI, a historic evolution of digital interface design building a strong foundation for future evolution exposing roots of past successes and failures. This point gets glossed over in the text, though there are references to where to seek this information in other texts. It's a great introductory book, easy to read, and full of great information. It may not be as helpful a reference for developers and software interface designers as possibly it could be, this is the only disappointing feature of the entire text.
By Jay "The Middle-Aged Student"
This was one the required books for a HCI course. But I admit this books gives a big head start to anyone wanted to get in to HCI field. mix this with Shneiderman's and Donald Norman's series, and I am sure you have already made it out of the novice stage of the field!
Everything is explained straightforward and the book covers almost everything needed for a beginner and an intermediate reader.
STRONGLY SUGGESTED by a former student.
By luckposht
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