Challenges in Human-Computer Interfaces: Making the Technology Serve the User

In this position statement, challenges in three areas of information and data interface devel­opment are considered. These are: interfaces to the technology that are used to deliver commu­nication primitives; interfaces to the presentation of a single information projection on a particu­lar system; and interfaces to the abstract informa­tion containing the ultimate message that the technological messenger is trying to present. Since the nature of this statement makes the presentation cursory, I will focus on the needs of the user rather than the potential of the infrastructure.