Human-Computer Interaction

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Pearson / Prentice Hall. 3rd Edition. 2004. 355 pages. ISBN-10: 0130461091; ISBN-13: 978-0130461094The second edition of Human-Computer Interaction established itself as one of the classic textbooks in the area, with its broad coverage and rigorous approach, this new edition builds on the existing strengths of the book, but giving the text a more student-friendly slant and improving the coverage in certain areas. The revised structure, separating out the introductory and more advanced material will make it easier to use the book on a variety of courses. This new edition now includes chapters on Interaction Design, Universal Access and Rich Interaction, as well as covering the latest developments in ubiquitous computing and Web technologies, making it the ideal text to provide a grounding in HCI theory and practice.ContentsThe human The computer The interaction Paradigms Interaction design basics HCI in the software process Design rules Implementation support Evaluation techniques Universal design User support Cognitive models Socio-organizational issues and stakeholder requirements Communication and collaboratio0n models Task analysis Dialog notations and design Models of the system Modeling rich interaction Groupware Ubiquitous computing and augmented realities Hypertext, multimedia and the world wide web