Human-Computer Interaction in the New Millennium

Twenty-nine papers, 15 of them first published in special issues of the journals ACM transactions on computer-human interaction and Human-computer interactions , make up this assessment of the state of HCI at the turn of a new century. The contributors are researchers in computer science, cognitive psychology, computational design, information science, human factors engineering, and other disciplines from across the US as well as the UK and Germany. Sections are concerned with models, theories, and frameworks; usability engineering methods and concepts; user interface software and tools; groupware and cooperative activity; media and information; integrating computation and real environments; and HCI and society. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

John M. Carroll, Ph.D., is Professor of Computer Science, Education, and Psychology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he is also the director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction. Dr. Carroll has written more than 250 technical papers, presented numerous conference plenary addresses, and authored or edited 14 books. He serves on editorial boards for a variety of journals and handbooks.

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