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1. Human-Computer
Interaction
Tyler Stubenhofer
EDCI 887 ProSem 1
Emerging Technology of Interest to Me
Kansas State University

2. What the heck is human-
computer interaction
(HCI)?

3. “Human-computer interaction is a
discipline concerned with the
design, evaluation and
implementation of interactive
computing systems for human
use and with the study of major
phenomena surrounding them”
(ACM, 1996, p. 5).

4. Eh?

5. Basically…

6. it’s how

7. it’s how
we interact

8. it’s how
we interact
with computers

9. it’s how
we interact
with computers
(you’re welcome)

10. What’s the point?
(purpose)

11. 1. Advancement

12. 1. Advancement
2. Fun

13. 1. Advancement
2. Fun
3. Um…

14. 1. Advancement
2. Fun
3. Um… lots of fun?

15. 1. Advancement
2. Fun
3. Um… lots of fun?
(there may be other reasons, idk)

16. What are some examples
of HCI in use?

17. Well, this field is
explosive…

18. … so by the time I tell you
some cool ones…

19. … there will be something
even cooler out there.

20. So I won’t even try…

23. “If you’re in a school that doesn’t have a lot of
money – which is probably a lot of schools…”

24. “If you’re in a school that doesn’t have a lot of
money – which is probably a lot of schools…”

25. HCI expert Johnny Lee discovered we can make our own
interactive whiteboards for about $50. Pictured above: that is a
normal, white markerboard that Johnny transformed into a
MULTI-TOUCH interactive white board. He must’ve been a tad
nervous… this image ends up being “Hell!” instead of “Hello!”
Check out the full video on Ted.com (TED, 2008).
“If you’re in a school that doesn’t have a lot of
money – which is probably a lot of schools…”

26. text
Told ya.
(TED, 2008)

28. 3D Drawing, Modeling

29. 3D Drawing, Modeling

30. This is a screenshot of Rhonda, an open-source “3D drawing tool”
(Pitaru, 2010a, para 1). The availability of 3D drawing tools may
soon increase with the growing popularity of 3D movies and
television. Rhonda has been around since 2003, but expect
sophisticated 3D drawing tools and tablets to enter the classroom
in the next 10 years (I’m willing to put my entire reputation behind
that statement).
3D Drawing, Modeling

32. 3D Drawing + Music = WOW

33. 3D Drawing + Music = WOW

34. I took the screenshot above from the amazing demo video of Sonic Wire Sculptor, a
new iPhone app which “turns your 3D drawing into sound [and] introduces a simple
yet deep connection between visual and audio composition” (Pitaru, 2010b, para 2).
This app’s educational value in a typical K-12 classroom may not be immediately
apparent, but, then again, the arts – as a whole – are not as apparent, visible, or
financed as they once were. This saddens me, especially considering the potentials of
human-computer interaction leading to art forms we have yet to imagine.
I highly recommend clicking the link for this app and watching the demo video. Pretty
cool stuff.
3D Drawing + Music = WOW

36. Ok, so maybe you’re
asking yourself…

38. Well, human-computer
interaction is everywhere.

39. If you’re watching this on
your
computer

40. If you’re watching this on
your
phone

41. If you’re watching this on
your
iPod

42. If you’re watching this on
your
iPad…

43. … then you’re the “H” in a
little HCI this very
second.

44. Teen-agers are the “H” for
a good portion of their
day.

45. Teen-agers are the “H” for
a good portion of their
day.
(whether they know it or
not)

46. And the “C’s”…

47. And the “C’s”…
(computers)

48. And the “C’s”…
(computers)
keep getting more
powerful every week.

49. That just leaves the “I.”

50. And what better place to
learn…

51. And what better place to
learn…
when

52. And what better place to
learn…
where

53. And what better place to
learn…
how

54. And what better place to
learn…
how
to “interact”…

55. And what better place to
learn…
how
to “interact”…
than at school?

56. If nothing else…

57. … HCI offers a variety of
new ways to

58. … HCI offers a variety of
new ways to
show mastery

59. … HCI offers a variety of
new ways to
show understanding

60. … HCI offers a variety of
new ways to
express one’s creativity

61. … HCI offers a variety of
new ways to
interact.

62. And that’s all we’re doing
here anyways, right?

64. References
ACM SIGCHI. (1996). Curricula for human-computer interaction
[Chapter: Definition, p. 5]. (Web version), Retrieved from
http://old.sigchi.org/cdg/cdg2.html#2_1
Pitaru, A. (2010a). Rhonda forever 2003-2010. Retrieved from
http://rhondaforever.com/
Pitaru, A. (2010b). Sonic wire sculptor 2010. Retrieved from
http://sws.cc/
TED. (Producer). (2008). Johnny Lee demos Wii remote hacks.
[Web]. Retrieved from
http://www.ted.com/talks/johnny_lee_demos_wii_remote_hacks.ht
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