Whither the Science of Human-Computer Interaction? A Debate Involving Researchers and Practitioners

Abstract

The objectives of the debate are (1) to foster a frank discussion and exchange of ideas on the potential value for the design of user interfaces of HCI-related scientific research - both basic research in perception, cognition, and social psychology and applied research on how people interact with computer systems, (2) to identify ways in which technology transfer (from researchers to designers) and design-need transfer (from designers to researchers) can be enhanced, and (3) to continue our on-going attempt to increase the dialogue between HCI researchers and practitioners (see Bias, 1994; Bias, Gillan, and Tullis, 1993; Gillan and Bias, 1992).