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Human-Computer Interaction (2nd Edition)
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Author: Alan J. Dix, Janet E. Finlay, Gregory D. Abowd, Russell Beale, Janet E. Finley
List Price: $69.00
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ISBN: 0132398648
Publisher: Prentice Hall (12 January, 1998)
Edition: Hardcover
Sales Rank: 77,231
Average Customer Rating: 2.5 out of 5
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Customer ReviewsRating: 2 out of 5
Even my tutor did not like this book.
I am currently studying CS at university and one of my classes in HCI. All I can say about this book is that even the tutor for the class hated this book - as did all the students - so much so that the next semesters' book is going to be something else.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Rubbish, rubbish, rubbish!
I'm a computer science student and last semester I had a GUI course where this HCI book was in the curriculum. It has to -without a doubt- be the worst book I have ever read. There is absolutely nothing useful in it, whatsoever. Nothing in that book will help people design better user interfaces for their programs/web pages. You'll be much better off simply with the use of common sense!
Rating: 2 out of 5
Steer clear of this one
I had the misfortune of having to buy this book for a night course I took for personal interest. As a an engineering professional, I found the ideas of having a customer throughout architecture, design, test completely impractical. Other impracticalities include assessing usuability by hiring an expert in cognitive behavior.I had hoped the book contained information that would help with the practical design of gadgets and/or GUI interfaces. No examples of good and bad, what the public in general wants, how this is affected by demographics, etc. This book contains hardly and only a small amount of technical, non-subjective material. The book is also not gender neutral and uses "she" often when they refer to a non-specific user/person, which got on my nerves!
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