Human-computer interaction as science

Human-computer interaction (HCI) has had a long and troublesome relationship to the role of 'science'. HCI's status as an academic object in terms of coherence and adequacy is often in question---leading to desires for establishing a true scientific discipline. In this paper I explore...

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Main Author: Reeves, Stuart
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Published: 2015
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description Human-computer interaction (HCI) has had a long and troublesome relationship to the role of 'science'. HCI's status as an academic object in terms of coherence and adequacy is often in question---leading to desires for establishing a true scientific discipline. In this paper I explore formative cognitive science influences on HCI, through the impact of early work on the design of input devices. The paper discusses a core idea that I argue has animated much HCI research since: the notion of scientific design spaces. In evaluating this concept, I disassemble the broader 'picture of science' in HCI and its role in constructing a disciplinary order for the increasingly diverse and overlapping research communities that contribute in some way to what we call 'HCI'. In concluding I explore notions of rigour and debates around how we might reassess HCI's disciplinarity.
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spelling nottingham-292792020-05-04T20:07:58Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29279/ Human-computer interaction as science Reeves, Stuart Human-computer interaction (HCI) has had a long and troublesome relationship to the role of 'science'. HCI's status as an academic object in terms of coherence and adequacy is often in question---leading to desires for establishing a true scientific discipline. In this paper I explore formative cognitive science influences on HCI, through the impact of early work on the design of input devices. The paper discusses a core idea that I argue has animated much HCI research since: the notion of scientific design spaces. In evaluating this concept, I disassemble the broader 'picture of science' in HCI and its role in constructing a disciplinary order for the increasingly diverse and overlapping research communities that contribute in some way to what we call 'HCI'. In concluding I explore notions of rigour and debates around how we might reassess HCI's disciplinarity. 2015-08 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Reeves, Stuart (2015) Human-computer interaction as science. In: Critical Alternatives 2015, 5th Decennial Aarhus Conference, 17-21 Aug 2015, Aarhus, Denmark. Science Disciplinarity Cognitive Science
spellingShingle Science
Disciplinarity
Cognitive Science
Reeves, Stuart
Human-computer interaction as science
title Human-computer interaction as science
title_full Human-computer interaction as science
title_fullStr Human-computer interaction as science
title_full_unstemmed Human-computer interaction as science
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topic Science
Disciplinarity
Cognitive Science
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/29279/