Clifford Nass, one of the authors of "The Media Equation: How to Treat Computers, Television and New Media Like Real People and Places," observes that, when people interact with computers, television, and other new media, they tend to display the same social behaviors as when they react to other humans. (JOW)

This book discusses the relatively new development of interactive communication or dialog between men and computers. In this mutual exchange of information between two systems, each enjoys some independence of action, and the demand for improved information systems would be alleviated if effective communication between man and machine were…

Prepared for the International Congress of Cybernetics, Imperial College, University of London, September 4, 1969, this paper is concerned with man in organizations. The major hypothesis explored is that managers of large enterprises--public or private, in any context--have an increasingly urgent socio-humanistic responsibility to create…

Outlines the need for the development of computer-based curriculum in a trial set of courses that incorporates interactive technology. If the trial courses are successful it could lead to a major national curriculum development effort. (MD)

A computer assisted instruction unit on population dynamics was designed to transmit information in a flexible, interactive, and graphic format using the University of Illinois' PLATO IV system. (LS)

As an exploration of the frustration experienced by users of an on-line interactive retrieval system, students participated in an experiment using an experimental reference retrieval system for library literature. It was anticipated that significant variations in user behavior would be displayed by the control and experimental groups. (19…

An unattended television camera timed to start and stop at regular intervals reduces the self-consciousness and artificiality of students. (LS)

Presents Dr. Ben Shneiderman and Dr. James Hendler debate on what the future Web should look like; how do we get there; to what extent should the Web mimic human behavior; during the closing session of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting, (Washington, DC, November 3-8, 2001). (JMK)

Discusses the concept of information scent in a Web site, which is based on mental associations between concepts. Describes research in the field of human-computer interaction, including how humans locate information and semantic networks; and discusses navigation success, user testing, good links, and facet-based browsing. (LRW)

Explains how the different levels of instructional videodisc programs serve different teaching situations. Characteristics of the software and the hardware system required for its use are described; the role of the teacher is discussed; and levels of interactivity between the student and the computer are described. (LRW)

Provides a synopsis of a session that addressed the interaction between users of information retrieval systems and intermediaries, including presentations on (1) the role of face-work; (2) user-intermediary-computer interaction; (3) issues of democracy in interpersonal interaction; and (4) a conversation-analytic approach to the pre-online search…

Explains instructional syntax analysis, a tool to demonstrate and analyze the interaction and communication between the computer instructional system and the computer user. Focuses on two areas of technology-based instruction: modeling/visualization and online learning. Discusses the rating of interactivity on scales of immersion and of…