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The Future of Human-Computer Interaction

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the idle-musings dept.

ChelleChelle writes "Starting with the Xerox Alto and the Star, ACM Queue briefly covers the history of human-computer interaction from past to present. It doesn't stop there, however. Using a hypothetical situation involving context-awareness in cellphones, the author lays out his thoughts on the future of HCI, offering opinions, advice, and examples."

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  1. Much of my Human-Computer-Interaction by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Most of mine consists of:

    • wtf?
    • You #&%*!!
    • #$*@ %&*@!!
    • $$&*^ piece of $*&^#@!
    • Dropped carrier again? You #&^%*@ *#&%&@ pile of $&^@#!
    • [Fist on keyboard] NO! That's not what I meant!
    • [Mouse against wall] &#%*#$@ you Microsoft!
    • Another $#$*@#&%# seven?!?! (when playing Catan and have enough for a City, at last(!) and have 3 other resources)

      • And that's usually on a pretty good day. Right now I'm experiencing a lot more gremlins than usual.

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. Picasso by mentaldingo · · Score: 1, Funny
    As Picasso said, "Good artists borrow from the work of others, great artists steal."

    That was about the only useful information I got FTA.

    Now off to go and steal some artworks...

  3. It's the global IT language by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I work at a worldwide software engineering company. We recently had a programmer from China visit to learn how to implement our system over there. He spoke fairly poor English yet when asked how he was coping he replied-
    Oh i understand ok, it's all computer terms seperated by swear words, same as back home. :D

  4. It Burns... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Get that HCl off me...it burns...oh my skin...

  5. Hey, baby by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wanna kill all humans?

  6. Future of your Human-Computer-Interaction by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    # wtf? stupid humans!
    # You #&%*!! humans!
    # #$*@ %&*@!! humans!!!
    # $$&*^ piece of $*&^#@! human!!
    # Dropped battery again? You #&^%*@ *#&%&@ pile of $&^@#! human!
    # [Fist on human's head] NO! That's not what I meant!
    # [Human against wall] &#%*#$@ you God!

  7. Only one question: by noidentity · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will the future of HCI

    Next

    be a bunch of dialogs

    Next

    or will it be one page?

    Next

    Ahh, here we go:

    http://www.acmqueue.com/modules.php?name=Content&p a=printer_friendly&pid=402&page=1

  8. Context this... by Rockinsockindune · · Score: 3, Funny
    You're sitting in a strip club, at 3:00 a.m. on a Wednesday night, you look down at your phone and it has three buttons that say:
    1. Cab
    2. 24-hour drive throughs
    3. Divorce Laywer
    --
    I abuse commas, I cannot help myself.
  9. Not only is it illegal, it is immoral by voice_of_fate · · Score: 2, Funny

    When you enable P2P file-sharing, you enable communism. Yet worse violators of law are those who hand money to The Russian Threat: "allmusic.com" If we don't want yet another Cold War, I suggest something be done about this site before more Sony/BMG producers are found starved to death.

    --
    England Prevails
  10. Keyboard. How quaint. by MBAFK · · Score: 2, Funny

    Scotty: Computer. Computer?
    *Bones hands him a mouse and he speaks into it*
    Scotty: Hello, computer.
    Dr. Nichols: Just use the keyboard.
    Scotty: Keyboard. How quaint.