Elements of HCI

 

1. What are user interfaces?

2. Users are different, usage environments are different

3. Factors in HCI The image shows the factors that are taken into account when HCI is construed very broadly: central are user and interface factors, sourrounded by heald and safety factors, organizational factors, comfort factors, task factors, practical constraints,...

4. Levels of analysis The image shows different levels of analysis in HCI: on Level 1, people and technology are studied. On Level 2, work and immediate environment. On level 3, the social system, organizational goal and technical system

5. Measurable human factors

6. Disciplines contributing to HCI

7. Integration of usability testing into the software development process The image shows a traditional waterfall model for software development, with evaluation probably coming at the end. The picture shows the star life cycle for software development, with Evaluation being in the center and Prototyping, Implementation, Task Analysis/functional analysis, requirements specifications and conceptual design being linked around with double arrow