We interact everyday. We do human to human interaction and human to computer interaction all the time. When you have a converstation with a person, you are interacting human-to-human. When you use a computer, you are interacting human-to-computer. The last interaction is computer-to-computer which includes telecommunication.
In society today Human-to-computer interaction feels like it is most common. Just writing this blog is an interface of human-to-computer interaction. The interaction occurs through an interface. These interfaces have been produced in a way that makes it easier for humans to use. The design of the web page is layed out in an way that will appeal to out eyes and make it easier and essentially quicker for us to use.
As I write this blog the interface is set so the important items are set to the left and are in bigger print. Things that seem of less importance (or less used) and in the upper right. The reason the interface of the blog and many other sites are set up like this is beacause in the English language we are taught to read from right to left, top to bottom. There for the more important things (like titles) will be at the upper right. This is the first thing we will read and determine if we are interested in continuing the reading.
In society today Human-to-computer interaction feels like it is most common. Just writing this blog is an interface of human-to-computer interaction. The interaction occurs through an interface. These interfaces have been produced in a way that makes it easier for humans to use. The design of the web page is layed out in an way that will appeal to out eyes and make it easier and essentially quicker for us to use.
As I write this blog the interface is set so the important items are set to the left and are in bigger print. Things that seem of less importance (or less used) and in the upper right. The reason the interface of the blog and many other sites are set up like this is beacause in the English language we are taught to read from right to left, top to bottom. There for the more important things (like titles) will be at the upper right. This is the first thing we will read and determine if we are interested in continuing the reading.
People have done studies on this to make their web pages more effiencent to users. In the research they discovered what is called the F pattern. In the F pattern it shows that we read web pages in an F formation. Top, to right side, Middle, right side again. (Middle picture shown.)
This pattern varies on cultures through out the world.
It's cool how we can measure where our eyes look on the screen with a camera. Heat maps could be a useful tool for finding out what people look at on your web page if you are a business owner.
ReplyDeleteInterfaces are all around us. Our attention to HCI is important to study, as we were showed in class with the 3 mile island accident. Although the interface was only a part of why the incident occurred, it might have not happened if it were easier to understand.
They are actually inventing this type of technology for billboards. Advertisers are working on connecting cameras to their billboards so that they can monitor what catches peoples attention and what demographic is looking at them. They will be able to use this information to improve their product marketing.
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