Leonardo's laptop

Human needs and the new computing technologies

Ben Shneiderman

280 pages, parution le 10/10/2002

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Résumé

Ben Shneiderman's book dramatically raises computer users' expectations of what they should get from technology. He opens their eyes to new possibilities and invites them to think freshly about future technology. He challenges developers to build products that better support human needs and that are usable at any bandwidth. Shneiderman proposes Leonardo da Vinci as an inspirational muse for the "new computing." He wonders how Leonardo would use a laptop and what applications he would create. Shneiderman shifts the focus from what computers can do to what users can do. A key transformation is to what he calls "universal usability," enabling participation by young and old, novice and expert, able and disabled. This transformation would empower those yearning for literacy or coping with their limitations. Shneiderman proposes new computing applications in education, medicine, business, and government. He envisions a World Wide Med that delivers secure patient histories in local languages at any emergency room and thriving million-person communities for e-commerce and e-government. Raising larger questions about human relationships and society, he explores the computer's potential to support creativity, consensus-seeking, and conflict resolution. Each chapter ends with a Skeptic's Corner that challenges assumptions about trust, privacy, and digital divides. Contents

Inspiration for the New Computing
Unusable at Any Bandwidth
The Quest for Universal Usability
New Methods, New Goals
Understanding Human Activities and Relationships
The New Education: E-Learning
The New Commerce: E-Business
The New Medicine: E-Healthcare
The New Politics: E-Government
Mega-Creativity
Grander Goals

L'auteur - Ben Shneiderman

Ben Shneiderman is Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director (1983–2000) of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	The MIT Press
Auteur(s)	Ben Shneiderman
Parution	10/10/2002
Nb. de pages	280
Format	15,7 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	608g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780262194761
ISBN13	978-0-262-19476-1