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User Interface History

  • Anker Helms Jørgensen
  • , Brad A Myers
    • Carnegie Mellon University

    Research output: Conference Article in Proceeding or Book/Report chapterArticle in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

    Abstract

    User Interfaces have been around as long as computers have existed, even well before the field of Human-Computer Interaction was established. Over the years, some papers on the history of Human-Computer Interaction and User Interfaces have appeared, primarily focusing on the graphical interface era and early visionaries such as Bush, Engelbart and Kay. With the User Interface being a decisive factor in the proliferation of computers in society and since it has become a cultural phenomenon, it is time to paint a more comprehensive picture of its history. This SIG will investigate the possibilities of  launching a concerted effort towards creating a History of User Interfaces. 
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of CHI 2008 : Extended abstracts on Human factors in computer systems
    Number of pages4
    PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
    Publication date2008
    Pages2415-2418
    ISBN (Print)978-1-60558-012-X
    Publication statusPublished - 2008
    EventConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2008 - Florence, Italy
    Duration: 5 Apr 200810 Apr 2008
    Conference number: 26th
    http://www.chi2008.org/

    Conference

    ConferenceConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2008
    Number26th
    Country/TerritoryItaly
    CityFlorence
    Period05/04/200810/04/2008
    Internet address

    Keywords

    • User Interfaces
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Graphical Interface History
    • Early Visionaries
    • Cultural Impact of Technology

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