Taming HAL - Designing Interfaces Beyond 2001 (Hardcover)

Machines dominate our lives, from alarm clocks that wake us up in the morning to radios that lull us to sleep. Most of our interactions with automated machines and computers are problem-free, but more often than we would like, they can be irritating and confusing. This is frequently harmless, such as a VCR recording the wrong show, but when it involves a critical system like an autopilot or medical device it can be a matter of life or death. Taming HAL seeks to explain these miscommunications between humans and machines by exploring user interfaces. Degani examines twenty-five different systems for human use, including watches, Internet applications, automobiles, medical equipment, and autopilots onboard commercial airplanes. Readers will discover why interfaces between people and machines all too often do not work and what needs to be done to avoid potential tragedies.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2004
First published:	2003
Authors:	A. Degani
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-29574-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Engineering: general Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management of specific areas > Research & development management Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Office & workplace > Working patterns & practices > General Promotions
LSN:	0-312-29574-X
Barcode:	9780312295745

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