HCI as science

Joshua Kaufman, studying in London, has a great post about HCI being discussed in terms of the philosophy of science, specifically Popper and Kuhn:

“…according to Popper, if HCI is a science it must have falsifiable universal laws. There are a few examples of universal HCI laws such as GOMS and Fitts’ Law, but compared to the established sciences, we find HCI generally lacking in such laws.

So if HCI fails both Kuhn’s and Popper’s definition of science, what is it?”

Also via Joshua’s site, I discovered OK/Cancel – a HCI/UCD focussed comic book and blog – I feel I am witnessing the birth of a new genre: usability infotainment!

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