Discussions in Human Centered Computing

 

Friday
2:30 - 4:00
107 South Hall

Spring 2000


Coordinators:

Eric Paulos
paulos@cs.berkeley.edu

Danyel Fisher
danyelf@cs.berkeley.edu


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 present and 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

Previous Semesters:

Fall 1999
Spring 1999

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21 Jan

 Y2K: Reaction, Hype, Apocalypse

Eric Paulos


  Video, images, press, surrounding issues in the aftermath of Y2K

28 Jan Technology and Advertising

Danyel Fisher


    Video clips brought in by participant.
 
4 Feb

Is Digital Design A Craft?

Francesca Barrientos


    Selected readings from book TBA

 
11 Feb Home Medicine, Diagnosis, Ethics

Megan Thomas


 
18 Feb

Hot Topic Roundup

 


    Group discussion of topics that have carried over from previous four weeks

 
25 Feb TBA

TBA


    TBA
 
3 Mar

TBA

TBA


    TBA

 
10 Mar TBA

TBA


    TBA
 
17 Mar

Hot Topic Roundup

 


    Group discussion of topics that have carried over from previous four weeks

   

 

Topic
Ideas

TBA

 

Related
Courses
Human Centered Computing Seminar
Links
CHI 2000
HCI Reading List (ACM version)
HCI Reading List (Georga Tech version)
HCI Reading List (Andrew Sears version)