Book Review: Experimental Human-Computer Interaction – A Practical Guide with Visual Examples

Year 2016, Volume: 7 Issue: 4, 382 - 384, 17.10.2016

Esra Barut

Abstract

This book presents the things that should be done in an empirical human-computer interaction (HCI) study in a sequential way. Each step is presented in relation to other steps in the process. The book can help scholars interested in empirical HCI studies in their scientific research. Although the work is quite powerful with respect to the research process, it has limitations in providing theoretical field knowledge. The conversational writing style of the author adds to the comprehensibility of the book. Experiments and discussions are visualized using charts, tables or figures, and therefore, the narrative was materialized to increase retention.

Keywords

human-computer interaction, HCI, ergonomics, computers

References

• Purchase, H. C. (2012). Experimental Human-Computer Interaction - A Practical Guide with Visual Examples. New York: Cambridge University Press.