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Jacob O. Wobbrock is a professor of information at the University of Washington. His field is human-computer interaction (HCI) with a focus on mobile and accessible computing. He is a cofounder of the cross-campus DUB Group and the MHCI+D degree. He also directs the ACE Lab and is an associate director and former founding co-director of the CREATE research center.
Technology innovation requires solving hard technical problems, right? Well, yes. And no. As the Apple Macintosh turns 40, what began as Apple prioritizing the squishy concept of “user experience” in its 1984 flagship product is, today, clearly vindicated by its blockbuster products since. It turns out that designing for usability,…
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