Discussions in Human Centered Computing

Computers have evolved little over the past few decades. While their complexity, speed, and power have steadily expanded at an impressive pace, it is our interaction with these machines that lags desperately behind.

This group will undertake a dialogue aimed at understanding and examining fundamental issues in the design of future human computer interactions. The format of the meetings will be a related collection of selected readings (2-3 papers and/or book chapters) that will be discussed and evaluated each week. The participants will grapple with current topics and be flexible and open to new ideas within the research field. Several topics will draw directly from work presented at the Human Centered Computing Seminar (HCC) and thus topics are subject to change. Other topics will be chosen collectively by the group and its coordinators. The success of this series depends on drawing from a diversity of backgrounds. Individuals from all areas of interest, particularly those with non-technical backgrounds, are encouraged to attend. To be added to the mailing list for this group, send mail to hcc-reading-request@cs.berkeley.edu. To send info to the group send mail to hcc-reading@cs.berkeley.edu


21 Jan	Neo-Luddites: Why Bother with Technology?	Eric Paulos / Jason Hong
	Theodore Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future, New York Times, 19 September 1995. Neil Postman, Informing Ourselves to Death, German Informatics Society (Speech), 1990. Related references: Junichiro Tanizaki, In Prase of Shadows, Leete's Island Books, 1934. (Dan Glaser)

28 Jan	Elements of Human Social Interaction	Eric Paulos
	Edward Hall, The Hidden Dimension, Doubleday, 1966. Read Excerpt: The Dynamism of Space pp 114-125 Erving Goffman, Behavior In Public Places, Free Press, 1963. Read Excerpt: The Structure of Face Engagements pp 88-99 Claude Fischer, America Calling, UC Press, 1992. Read Excerpt: The Telephone and Social Life pp 223-227 Related references: Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, Doubleday, 1957. Stanley Milgram, The Individual in a Social World, McGraw Hill, 1977. Reeves and Nass, The Media Equation, CSLI, 1996.

4 Feb	Sociable Media	Danyel Fisher
	Heath and Luff, Disembodied Conduct: Communication Through Video in a Multi-Media Office Environment, ACM Digital Library, SIGCHI 1991. Sherry Turkle, Searching for Community in Cyberspace, 1995. Berry Wellman, Net Surfers Don't Ride Alone: Virtual Communities As Communities, 1996.

11 Feb	Non-Verbal Communication	Francesca Barrientos
	Richard Heslin and Miles L. Patterson, Nonverbal Behavior and Social Psychology, Plenum Press, New York, 1982. Read Excerpt: Chaper 3: "The Role of Noverbal Cues in Social Influence" Read Excerpt: Chaper 4: "Regulation in Conversation" Paul Ekman, Why Don't We Catch Liers?, Social Reseach, Vol 63, No. 3 (Fall 1996).

25 Feb	Non-Verbal Communication 2	Francesca Barrientos
	J. Cassell and S. Prevost, Distribution of Semantic Features Across Speech and Gesture by Humans and Computers, Proceedings of the Workshop on the Integration of Gesture in Language and Speech. A. Guye-Vuilleme, Tolga apin, Igor Pandzic, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann, Daniel Thalmann, Non-Verbal Communication Interface for Collaborative Virtual Environments, Proc. CVE 98, Manchester, June1998.

4 Mar	Mental Models	Humberto
	Philip N. Johnson-Laird, Mental Models, 1997 I. Lokuge, S. Gilbert, and W. Richards, Structuring Information With Mental Models: A Tour of Boston. SIGCHI 1996. Barbara Von Eckardt, Mental Reprsentations, 1997

11 Mar	Mental Models 2	Humberto
	K. Ehrlich, "Applied Mental Models in Human Computer Interaction", in Oakhill and Granham (eds.) Mental Models in Cognitive Science, Psychology Press, p. 233-45, 1993. N. Staggers and A. F. Norcio, "Mental Models: Concepts for Human-computer Interaction Reseach", International Journal Man-Machine Studies, 38, 587-605, 1993.

18 Mar	Usability Evaluations	Dan Glaser
	Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte and Marilyn Russell (video) MOMA Exhibit on design of light switches (video) Strauss Mouse Clip (CHI 93 video)

25 Mar	Spring Break


1 Apr	Education	Jason Hong
	Changing the Centralized Mind (7 pages) Pianos Not Stereos: Creating Computational Construction Kits (7 pages) Technology in Schools: Local Fix or Global Tranformation? (3 pages)

15 Apr	Education 2	Jason Hong
	"Computers and Education" chaper from The Social Impact of Computers (note: skip pages 180-188)

22 Apr	TBA	Jason Hong
	Reading List: TBA

6 May	Mark Weiser Tribute	Mark Newman
	Some Computer Science Problems in Ubiquitous Computing, Mark Weiser The Computer for the Twenty-First Century, Mark Weiser Designing Calm Computing, Mark Weiser The Technologist's Responsibility and Social Change, Mark Weiser, Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine, V2N4, April 1, 1995.

13 May	Foundational HCI	Mark Newman
	Reading List: TBA

Topic Ideas
	Studies on Humans (Psychology/ Cog Sci)	Chris Long
	Discovering Users Needs (Ethnography)	Mark N.
	Education and Technology	Danyel F.
	Technology Adoption	Danyel F.
	Insight and Understanding	John R.
	Learning Process	John R.
	Information Architecture	Mark N.
	Affective Computing	Eric P?

Related Courses
	Human Centered Computing Seminar
	Social Visulization
	Is Net Art a Legitimate Art Form?

Links
	CHI 99
	HCI Reading List (ACM version)
	HCI Reading List (Georga Tech version)
	HCI Reading List (Andrew Sears version)