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OverviewThomas Landauer explains and illustrates why computers are in trouble and why massive outlays for computing since 1973 have not resulted in comparable productivity payoffs. He marshals evidence that computers rarely improve the efficiency of the information work they are designed for, because they are too hard to use and do too little that is sufficiently useful. Landauer proposes that emerging techniques for user-centred development can turn the situation around - through task analysis, iterative design, trial use and evaluation, computer systems can be made into powerful tools for the service economy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas K. LandauerPublisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780262621083ISBN 10: 0262621088 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 06 June 1996 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsEveryone who has ever stood in line as a clerk [and] fussed over a finicky, computerized check-out machine, or wondered why computers seem to complicate life instead of simplifying it, will appreciate Landauer's cleanly argued and thoroughly readable book. --Elizabeth Corcoran, Washington Post Everyone who has ever stood in line as a clerk [and] fussed over a finicky,computerized check-out machine, or wondered why computers seem tocomplicate life instead of simplifying it, will appreciate Landauer'scleanly argued and thoroughly readable book. Elizabeth Corcoran , Washington Post Author InformationThomas K. Landauer has been elected into the CHI Academy by The Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI) in recognition of his outstanding leadership and service in the field of computer-human interaction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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