1947~ y HCI Education Past, Present and Future? Jean B. Gasen The FirslSociety in Computing 5 Oh12;}:,~,~,~: ,,.,{~, field. Conferences such as SIGCHI and books on HCI (e.g. Baecker & Buxton, 1987; Card, Moran & Newell, 1983; Norman, 1988; Shneiderman, 1987) appeared that brought the various disciplines together in new ways. The development of individual courses centered on HCI also reflected this multidisciplinary recognition (Gasen, Perlman & Attaya-Kdo, 1994). During the 1980's, the PC explosion helped stimulate the growth of the field, with increasing numbers of users from a variety of backgrounds. Designing interfaces for users of all types became both an intellectual and commercial challenge for the HCI community. The use of PC's for software development and testing brought these tools into the classroom as well. Rapid prototyping tools, such as Hypercard for the Apple, opened up new possibilities for teaching the design process to students in an active, hands-on learning environment (Gasen eta/., 1994). Present Golden anniversaries are always special. Whether celebrating the birth of an organization, such as ACM, or the lasting bond of commitment between couples, such events invite reflective thought. As the field of HCI continues to grow and increase its importance within
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