Videogiochi & Comunicazione

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. History of computer interfaces
    1. The 3 eras of computer interfaces
    2. Xerox Star
    3. 1.3 Apple Macintosh
    4. Microsoft Window’s rise
    5. Mac OS X
  4. The Desktop Metaphor
    1. Why a desktop metaphor
    2. Criticisms to the desktop metaphor
    3. Magic Cup and Microsoft Bob
    4. Why is the desktop metaphor still in use?
  5. Alternatives to the desktop metaphor
    1. Project X - HotSauce
    2. Task Gallery
    3. Other interfaces based on three-dimensional graphic
    4. Zooming interfaces
  6. One Laptop per Child case study
    1. The One Laptop Per Child project
    2. OLPC laptop design
    3. XO user interface
    4. Criticisms
  7. Conclusions
  8. Bibliography

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