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High-Tea with Dr. Dinesh Katre
Cordys
The talk was a comprehensive take on the historical background, current trends and future implications of the HCI field.
Dr. Dinesh Katre took us through various aspects of HCI field with witty anecdotes and a fluidity that never let most of us realize the passage of time.
At the end of it, it looked like there is still more to be taken.
The CDAC case study regarding teaching village farmers about Watershed management through the use of satellite data and a 3D simulation of village, all in form of a game package, was exciting as well as gave many insights into HCI process.
This was a very practical talk that touched the theory as well as application of HCI in real world context. We do look forward to more such sessions.
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Thanks to all those who attended the event and shared their experiences, and to Dr. Dinesh Katre for a memorable evening.
About Dr. Dinesh Katre
Dr. Dinesh Katre heads the Human Computer Interaction Design (HCID) of C-DAC, Pune; which was established under his leadership. In this responsibility, he has built a strong multi-disciplinary team and undertaken diverse technological projects. During past 14 years at C-DAC, he has conceptualized and implemented many R&D projects that deal with Multimedia Content Creation, Multimedia Authoring, e-Learning, Digital Library for Indian Heritage and 3D Game Development. He is the principle designer of many technology, content and training products
His research interests are focused on HCI that include cognitive science of users, interface metaphor design, interaction design, cognitive linguistics, learning models, study of illiterate users, visual literacy, user experience design, remote usability testing, etc.
Event Photos
Dr. Dinesh Katre in Cordys Usability Lab with Kiran Madhunapantula, Director, Cordys R&D India.
This is really great to see people from outside hyderabad are visiting. I enjoyed listning to Dinesh at IIT Guwahati on mobile interfaces. I am sure his talk at Cordys must have been interesting. I missed this event as I was out of India. But sure we will have more events and everyone will benefit form this.