Required Readings
The following textbook is required. It is a reasonable undergraduate
level textbook on HCI (in spite of the title "beyond" HCI).
Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction
Preece, Rogers, & Sharp
John
Wiley & Sons Inc. 2002
ISBN 0-471-49278-7 (paper)
Other required readings (in electronic or handout form) may
be added.
Additional Suggested Readings
The following are suggested but are not required.
The following book is a classic, which explores the design
of objects such as light switches, telephones, stoves, doors,
etc. from a psychological perspective.
Donald Norman - The Design of Everyday Things
(Previously published as "The Psychology of Everyday Things")
257 pages Reissue edition (March 1990)
Currency/Doubleday; ISBN: 0385267746
This more recent book is somewhat advanced but excellent, challenging
many dogmas of current interface design.
The Humane Interface
Addison Wesley 2000
Jef Raskin ISBN 0-2-1-37937-6
This is a collection of review/survey/tutorial articles about
HCI. It is a reference book, and can be found in the Hamilton
Library reference center. I also have a copy in my lab, where
you may browse it.
Handbook of Human-Computer Interaction
Amsterdam: Elsevier Science B.V.
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