Human-computer interaction

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Human-computer interaction (HCI) is the act of using a computer, using input devices and output devices.

Human-computer interaction is all about the connection between one person and one computer terminal, be it a laptop, smartphone, or all-in-one VR headset, whether or not it is connected to a computer network such as the internet.

Neuralink aims to replace all human-computer interaction devices with a brain-computer interface (BCI) that is wired into the user's head. However, this is unacceptable for many prospective users. It is preferable to have advanced human computer interaction using XR devices instead.

History[edit]

HCI in the past focused on programming computers using series of plugs with the ENIAC, then using switches, keyboards and terminals through the 1960s through the 1980s, then using the mouse and keyboard paradigm, designed by Doug Engelbart, put into practice in the Xerox Alto and the Macintosh, then using virtual reality and touch screen devices in the 1990s going into the 2000s.