Open AccessDiscovering the Human Actors in Human Factors
Author(s) -
Liam J. Ban
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
daimi pb
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-9316
pISSN - 0105-8517
DOI - 10.7146/dpb.v18i290.6668
Subject(s) - field (mathematics) , perspective (graphical) , process (computing) , sociology , epistemology , engineering ethics , human–computer interaction , cognitive science , computer science , data science , psychology , engineering , artificial intelligence , philosophy , mathematics , pure mathematics , operating system
This essay discusses some problems and prospects for the field of human factors or ergonomics, specifically the more recent, and diversified field of human-computer interaction. Its main aim is to develop awareness of how an often unarticulated, though dominant perspective in the field can blind us to other more fruitful conceptions of human-computer interactions, and to emphasize the importance of shifting perspectives in the design process.