Interdisciplinary nature of human-computer interaction
Unlike other tools with only limited uses (like a hammer, useful for hammering nails but not much else), a computer has many uses and this occurs as an open dialogue between the user and the computer. The concept of dialogue recognizes human-computer interaction as human-to-human interaction, an analogy that is crucial for theoretical considerations in this area.
The term was popularized by Stuart K. Card, Allen Newell, and Thomas P. Moran in their 1983 book, The Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction, although the authors first used the term in 1980. The first known use was in 1975.
Human-computer interaction (often abbreviated as HCI) is concerned with the design and use of computer technology at the interface between people (users) and computers.
