Indiana University
School of Informatics
Indiana University School of Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction Design (HCID) is the branch of informatics that studies and supports the design, development, and implementation of humanly usable and socially acceptable information technologies.
The goal of the field is to shape new media and tools that will support human use, augment human learning, enhance communication and lead to more acceptable technological developments at the individual and the social levels.
Bloomington, IN
http://www.informatics.indiana.edu/academics/hcid_overview.asp
Photo Courtesy of NIST
The graphic above shows a NIST simulation of dendritic crystal growth as a copper/nickel alloy solidifies. NIST's Center for Theoretical and Computational Materials Science uses simulations like this one to increase understanding of materials properties and processing.
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/gallery/crystlcp.htm