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A1 – Task 1The management of the venues will be
involved in the decision making process
for the systems and would benefit from a
greater understanding of the advantages
of Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
You have been asked to produce an
information leaflet describing the impact
of HCI on: Society, The Economy and
Culture.
The effects that HCI has on Society?
The main effects that it has on society is
that it reduces the amount of face-to-face Is one downside of only using our phones Within the workplace it is normal for people to
communication which means that we don’t to communicate and that is we arent be on the computer emailing people and
really interact with people unless its through interacting with people the same. We clients and things to do with that. However,
our phones. would rather sit on the bus looking at our they still have face-to-face conversations as
phones compared to talking to others they have to talk to employees the only
This is important to note because it means around us. problem being is that it may not be in the best
that people aren’t having those important way, meaning they may not be using the
social interactions that are needed to If you think about it so many things have correct words and it may not make sense.
understand certain things. been replaced by technology, some
examples are lists are now done on your But overall we can see that technology is in
Over the last decade using our phones has phone hardly anyone writes them on paper our everyday life and it is changing the way
been more of a popular way to now. Another is emails have replaced little things are done. They are also replacing
communicate with others around us as it memos that were wrote and they have also some of the traditional ways of doing things
has been quick and easy to do. But there replaced hand writtern letters in a way. like writing letters for example.
Effects on Society
, Effects on the Economy
HCI has a different effect when it comes to
looking at economy as there are advanages The effects that HCI causes on Culture are that now a
and disadvantages. One of the positives are lot of people just text each other if they need
that we have instant contact with people no something as its easier instead of arranging a meeting
matter where we are which helps us in any just to ask for something they may not even have. But,
situation, whether that be job related or an by them using these different devices to communicate
emergancy it means that they wont have that face-to-face
interaction with someone when having a conversation.
The reasons for disadvantages are that
businesses and corporations have started to There are many different social media devices that
use Robots in the workplace to replace people. can be used to communicate here are some
However, if this robot is going to be within any examples; Twitter, Facebook, Discord, Snapchat.
type of workplace it will help the economy within These are all types of social media that are used to
that area as they wont have to pay for the robot communicate with people, but by us using these it
to be the receptionist, they would only need to means that we are all lazy and we don’t have that
pay for it to be built. connection when we are talking to someone about
what we like.
According to an article, since June 2016 there is
a robot in Belgium who acts as a receptionist in Have you ever mis-interpretted a text message or
2 different hospitals. It is able to interact with what the meaning could be behind it? Well if you think
people and understand if its talking to a female, about it, if you were to have that conversation face-to-
male or a child and it also understands the face then you would understand what the person is
human voice in 20 different languages. really trying to say by their body language, or hand
(Article Mentioned) gestures. These are all things todays society forget
about because they use social media to talk to people
rather then meeting them in person to talk.
There is many disadvantages of using robots
within the workplace instead of people, one reason
When you are working with other people, you have to
is that the robots wont understand the human
interact with them and if you use social media too
emotions properly. It also means that many people
much to communicate you forget how to communicate
will be unemployed as they may not be able to get
using hand gestures, emotions and body language
a job anywhere else because they may not have
and these are key to use in the workplace or every
the correct qualifications. So by having robots
day life when talking to someone about a certain topic.
within the workplace will cause a big issue with
unemployment and companies may end up loosing
clients or patients depending on the company.
Effects on Culture
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