A Look at Human Interaction with Pervasive Computers

Ark, W.S. and Selker, T. (1999) “A look at human interaction with pervasive computers“. IBM Systems Journal,Vol. 38, No. 4, 504-508

This old (1999) paper was on of the first to discuss pervasive computing from the HCI perspective. It acknowledges the four major aspects of pervasive computing that appeals to the general population:

• Computing is spread throughout the environment
• Users are mobile
• Information appliances are becoming increasingly available
• Communication is made easier – between individuals, between individuals and things, and between things

and presents among others:

• Making sharing pervasive: Ubiquitous computing for shared note taking by James Landay end Richard Davis
• At what cost pervasive? A social computing view of mobile computing systems by Chris Dryer.