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Focus on People: Five Qestions from Human-Centered Computing

Daniel Gatica-Perez
2022
Conference Papers

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A substantial body of research in multimodal interaction has studied how people naturally interact -face-to-face and through machinesand developed technology to analyze, support, and extend such forms of interaction. The talk will share personal experiences and views on how audio-visual and ubiquitous research on social interaction has evolved over the past two decades. Five recurrent questions, then and now, include how to study interaction in everyday life; how to learn from and collaborate with the humanities and social sciences; how to think about data; how to address the challenges brought by automation; and how to engage and empower individuals and communities to take part in research projects. Today, the limitations of technology-centric solutions are more evident than ever. Future research with a people-frst focus will continue to call for refection, commitment, and action for a long-term alignment with societal needs and nature's limits.

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Daniel Gatica-Perez
2022
Conference Papers

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/73e95c69-817c-4fa1-a7c3-746a3d480ad5

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Human–computer interaction

Human–computer interaction (HCI) is research in the design and the use of computer technology, which focuses on the interfaces between people (users) and computers. HCI researchers observe the ways humans interact with computers and design technologies that allow humans to interact with computers in novel ways. A device that allows interaction between human being and a computer is known as a "Human-computer Interface (HCI)".

Interaction design

Interaction design, often abbreviated as IxD, is "the practice of designing interactive digital products, environments, systems, and services." While interaction design has an interest in form (similar to other design fields), its main area of focus rests on behavior. Rather than analyzing how things are, interaction design synthesizes and imagines things as they could be. This element of interaction design is what characterizes IxD as a design field, as opposed to a science or engineering field.

Symbolic interactionism

Symbolic interactionism is a sociological theory that develops from practical considerations and alludes to humans' particular use of shared language to create common symbols and meanings, for use in both intra- and interpersonal communication. According to Macionis, symbolic interactionism is "a framework for building theory that sees society as the product of everyday interactions of individuals". In other words, it is a frame of reference to better understand how individuals interact with one another to create symbolic worlds, and in return, how these worlds shape individual behaviors.

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