Brenda Laurel, born on Novermber 20, 1950, is a interaction designer who has worked on computer interaction, computer science, and video games. Laurel earned a Bachelor of Arts at DePauw University and a ph.D from Ohio State. In 1989, Laurel co-founded Telepresence Research, a virtual reality research and development company. She and her team worked…
Computer Innovation
Doug Engelbart invented human-computer interface (HCI) technology, laying the foundation for early computer technology and the Internet. He focused on the concepts of word processor function, window, computer-based conference, groupware, etc. He showed people using computers for the first time in sharing knowledge and information, which has become the starting point and fundamental element of…
Christina Wodtke Biography
Christina R. Wodtke is an author, professor and speaker, who has dedicated her time, both to the development of high performing and great products. A lecturer in Human-Computer Interactions at Stanford University, she has written extensively on both subjects and has best-selling books including Radical Focus and Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web. Of various…
From Man-machines to Laptops
Nowadays the idea of devices for example computers, cell phones, or laptops are all aiming for bringing efficiency in our life. Those devices are developed in the way that it’s easy to access and able to bring along during travels. In the very beginning stage of such machines, (often called man-machine) they are very large…
From Mother of All demos to interaction design
In the video, I was so impressed by the prototype made by Doug Engelbart. Some of the key features of the prototype had a great influence on today’s interaction design. GUI, micro-interaction, user feedbacks, information architecture… All of these ideas were presented by Engelbart with his prototype. The interface allows people to interact with the…
Valerie Casey
Valerie Casey, an Irish-born American product/interaction designer, is also a globally recognized design innovator. Valerie is Wal Mart’s highest level designer to date. As Wal Mart’s design director, she is responsible for helping the company compete with Amazon and other retailers, from in-store experience to app interfaces to experimental projects. She is an experienced designer…
Thinking about design optimization from prototype
When I saw Douglass Englebart’s prototype of the keyboard and mouse concept about 50 years ago, I realized why it was called “the mother of all demos”. Before that, designers did not present concepts in a visual, physical and interactive way. The concept of prototyping really opened a new door for later design, especially interaction…