Pearson / Prentice Hall. 3rd Edition. 2004. 355 pages. ISBN-10: 0130461091; ISBN-13: 978-0130461094The second edition of Human-Computer Interaction established itself as one of the classic textbooks in the area, with its broad coverage and rigorous approach, this new edition builds on the existing strengths of the book, but giving the text a more student-friendly slant and improving the coverage in certain areas. The revised structure, separating out the introductory and more advanced material will make it easier to use the book on a variety of courses. This new edition now includes chapters on Interaction Design, Universal Access and Rich Interaction, as well as covering the latest developments in ubiquitous computing and Web technologies, making it the ideal text to provide a grounding in HCI theory and practice.ContentsThe human
The computer
The interaction
Paradigms
Interaction design basics
HCI in the software process
Design rules
Implementation support
Evaluation techniques
Universal design
User support
Cognitive models
Socio-organizational issues and stakeholder requirements
Communication and collaboratio0n models
Task analysis
Dialog notations and design
Models of the system
Modeling rich interaction
Groupware
Ubiquitous computing and augmented realities
Hypertext, multimedia and the world wide web
