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The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.

The Encyclopedia of Human-Computer Interaction, 2nd Ed.

Free textbooks written by more than 100 leading designers, bestselling authors, and Ivy League professors. We have assembled our textbooks in a gigantic encyclopedia, whose 4,000+ pages cover the design of interactive products and services such as websites, household objects, smartphones, computer software, aircraft cockpits, and what have you. Name an item of design interest, and you'll probably find it discussed inside.


Table of Contents

1

Interaction Design - brief intro

by Jonas Löwgren

2

Human Computer Interaction - brief intro

by John M. Carroll

3

User Experience and Experience Design

by Marc Hassenzahl

4

Social Computing

by Thomas Erickson

5

Visual Representation

by Alan Blackwell

6

Industrial Design

by Kees Overbeeke and Caroline Hummels

7

Bifocal Display

by Robert Spence and Mark Apperley

8

Contextual Design

by Karen Holtzblatt and Hugh R. Beyer

9

Mobile Computing

by Jesper Kjeldskov

10

End-User Development

by Margaret M. Burnett and Christopher Scaffidi

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