Topics in human-computer interaction

A list of topics in human-computer interaction.

• General
  • user, luser
  • interface
  • user interface
  • interaction
  • Human-Machine Interface
  • Human interface device
  • user interface engineering and usability engineering
  • usability and usability testing
  • user-friendliness
  • Look and feel
  • accessibility and Computer accessibility
  • transparency (computing)
  • progressive disclosure
  • affordance
  • Gulf of execution
  • Human action cycle
  • Mode error
• History
  • Ivan Sutherland's Sketchpad
  • history of the GUI
• Fields related to HCI
  • psychology
    • human memory
    • human perception
      • sensory system
  • sociology
  • cognitive science
  • human factors / ergonomics
    • repetitive strain injury
  • computer science
    • computer graphics
    • artificial intelligence
    • computer vision
  • visualization (graphic)
    • information visualization
    • scientific visualization
  • design
    • industrial design
    • graphic design
    • information design
    • interaction design
  • library and information science, information science
• hardware input/output devices and peripherals
  • List of input devices
    • keyboard
      • computer keyboard
      • keyboard shortcut
      • ways to make typing more efficient: command history, autocomplete, autoreplace and Intellisense
    • pointing device
      • computer mouse
  • graphical output device
    • display device
    • computer display
    • projector
    • computer printer
    • plotter
    • refreshable Braille display
    • braille embosser
• Interface design methods
  • user-centered design
  • participatory design
  • value-sensitive design
  • rapid prototyping
  • iterative design
  • User scenario
• Usability testing
  • user testing
  • heuristic evaluation
  • cognitive walkthrough
  • cognitive dimensions of notation
  • usability lab
• Models and laws
  • Hick's law
  • Fitts' law
  • Accot's steering law
  • keystroke-level modelling (KLM)
• interaction styles
  • Command line interface
  • Graphical user interface (GUI)
    • Copy and paste, Cut and paste
    • Single Document Interface, Multiple Document Interface, Tabbed Document Interface
  • WIMP (computing)
  • point-and-click
  • drag-and-drop
  • cursor
  • widget (computing)
  • direct manipulation interface
  • desktop, desktop metaphor, desktop environment
  • window managers
  • WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)
  • Zooming User Interface (ZUI)
• interaction paradigms
  • hypertext, hypermedia and hyperlinks
  • speech recognition, speech synthesis, natural language processing
  • mouse gestures and handwriting recognition
  • haptics, telehaptics
  • Virtual reality (VR), augmented reality
  • CSCW: Computer Supported Collaborative (or Cooperative) Work, collaborative software
  • Ubiquitous computing
  • Wearable computers and cyborgs
  • Direct mind-computer interface
• handheld devices
• multimedia
• visual programming languages
• Software agents
• Information retrieval
• the Internet and the World Wide Web
• people
  • Douglas Engelbart
  • Paul Fitts
  • Alan Kay
  • Ted Nelson
  • Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant)
  • Donald Norman
  • Jef Raskin
  • Ivan Sutherland
• industrial labs and companies known for innovation and research in HCI
  • Xerox PARC
  • Apple Computer
  • Microsoft Research
  • Alias Wavefront
• notable systems and prototypes
  • Office of the future (1940s)
  • Dynabook (circa 1970)
  • Knowledge Navigator (1987)
  • Project Looking Glass (circa 2003 or 2004)
  • The Humane Environment (alpha release, 2004)
• movies featuring interesting user interfaces
  • Tron (film) (1982)
  • The Last Starfighter (1984)
  • Ghost in the Shell (1991/1995)
  • The Lawnmower Man (1992)
  • Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • Serial Experiments Lain
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
  • Minority Report (movie) (2002)