Human-machine interaction
IEEE Control Systems Magazine · 1986
Human Machine Interaction, or more commonly Human Computer Interaction, is the study of interaction between people and computers. Whether its waking up in the morning to our digital radio alarm clocks, travelling to work in a car or train, using a laptop or desktop computer in our work place, or communicating to friends and family through mobile phones, it is safe to say that computer systems are everywhere in today society and human interact it with it. Human Machine Interaction (HMI) as a field has made great strides towards understanding and improving our interaction with computer based technologies. Throughout the past two decades HMI researchers have been analyzing and designing specific user interface technologies, studying and improving the processes of technology development and evaluating new applications of technology with the aim of producing software and hardware that are useful, usable and artistic. This led to development of a body of technical knowledge and methodology The intention of this paper is to provide an overview on the subject of Human-machine Interaction. The overview includes the basic definitions and terminology, a survey of existing technologies and recent advances in the field and challenges which are faced by human computer interaction.