From
”Human-Computer Interaction”
to
”The Use and Design of Digital
Artifacts”
Lars Erik Holmquist
Future Applications Lab
Viktoria Institute
Are we talking about the
wrong things?
> Why are we so fixated on the
computer?
> We don’t call a car a ”human-motor
interface”!
> ”Re-thinking the way we interact with
computers” to find tomorrow’s
applications makes as much sense as
”re-thinking the car” to make a new
shoe!
What should we talk about?
> Let’s try to lose:
– Interfaces
– Computers
– Humans (as a separate entity)
> Instead I propose:
“The Use and Design of Digital
Artifacts”