Human-Computer Interaction: An Empirical Research Perspective is the definitive guide to
empirical research in HCI. The book begins with foundational topics including an historical …

Dedicated electronic text reading (e-reading) devices hold the potential to drastically
improve e-reading experiences. Nevertheless, up to now they remain in a niche market. This …

Much has changed since the first edition of human-computer interaction was published.
Ubiquitous computing and rich sensor-filled environments are finding their way out of the …

Computing devices and applications are now used beyond the desktop, in diverse
environments, and this trend toward ubiquitous computing is accelerating. One challenge …

Modern smartphones contain sophisticated sensors to monitor three-dimensional movement
of the device. These sensors permit devices to recognize motion gestures-deliberate …

The concept of affordance is popular in the HCI community but not well understood. Donald
Norman appropriated the concept of affordances from James J. Gibson for the design of …

The proliferation of computing into the physical world promises more than the ubiquitous
availability of computing infrastructure; it suggest new paradigms of interaction inspired by …

Context is a key issue in interaction between human and computer, describing the
surrounding facts that add meaning. In mobile computing location is usually used to …

Touché proposes a novel Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing technique that can not only
detect a touch event, but also recognize complex configurations of the human hands and …

Figure 1 shows the time span for some of the technologies discussed in this article. including
when they were introduced. Of course, a deeper analysis would reveal significant interaction …