HCI reality—an ‘Unreal Tournament’? |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Engineering (DITEN), University of Genova, Genova, Italy;2. Department of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands;3. Computer Science Department, University of California Santa Cruz, CA, USA;1. School of Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, 12A Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TU, UK;2. Bristol Robotics Laboratory, T Block, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK;1. Mie University, 1577 Kurima-machiya, Mie 514-8507, Japan;2. Cardiff Univerity, 14-17 The Parade, Cardiff, United Kingdom;1. MRC-Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge, UK;2. School of Psychology and Center for Studies of Psychological Application, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China;3. Department of Psychology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA;4. Center for Information and Neural Networks, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Suita, Osaka, Japan;5. Computational and Biological Learning Lab, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK;6. Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, UK |
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| Abstract: | The cooperation between designers, engineers and scientists in the human–computer interaction (HCI) community is often difficult, and can only be explained by investigating the different paradigms by which they operate. This study proposes a paradigm model for designers, engineers and scientists, using three barriers to separate the professions. We then report on an empirical study that attempted to validate the understand/transform world barrier in the paradigm model using an online questionnaire. We conclude that the used ‘Attitude About Reality’ scale was unsuitable for measuring this barrier, whereas information about the educational background of the participants was a good predictor for the self-reported profession (designer, engineer or scientist). Interestingly, among the three professions, engineers appear to be the cohesive element, since they often have dual backgrounds, whereas very few participants had dual science/design backgrounds. Engineers could, therefore, build a bridge between designers and scientists, and through their integrative role, could guide the HCI community to realizing its full potential. |
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