The evolution of user-centered focus in the human-computer interaction field
A detailed historical overview of HCI written in 2003 and is still quite relevant ...
"We offer a historical perspective on the development of the human-computer interaction (HCI) field over the last 20 years. We do not attempt to identify or detail the origins of the field, but instead focus on how it has changed during the time that we have considered ourselves specialists in this area. We feel that our timing was good, if not quite perfect. Although we were not fortunate enough to have stumbled on the pioneering work of Doug Engelbart or the exciting work going on at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) during our graduate studies (see Pew (1) for a good overview), we were completing our graduate work in psychology at a time (1982) when technology companies were beginning to feel a need to better understand how people interact with computers. There were no degrees in HCI in those days--just people who had a strong interest in making technology more valuable for a wider audience and who had a belief that behavioral science could play an important role in advancing this cause." continued ... (Via IBM Systems Journal)
"We offer a historical perspective on the development of the human-computer interaction (HCI) field over the last 20 years. We do not attempt to identify or detail the origins of the field, but instead focus on how it has changed during the time that we have considered ourselves specialists in this area. We feel that our timing was good, if not quite perfect. Although we were not fortunate enough to have stumbled on the pioneering work of Doug Engelbart or the exciting work going on at Xerox PARC (Palo Alto Research Center) during our graduate studies (see Pew (1) for a good overview), we were completing our graduate work in psychology at a time (1982) when technology companies were beginning to feel a need to better understand how people interact with computers. There were no degrees in HCI in those days--just people who had a strong interest in making technology more valuable for a wider audience and who had a belief that behavioral science could play an important role in advancing this cause." continued ... (Via IBM Systems Journal)
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