Volume 15, No 2, 2018
Embodied Cognition And Its Relevance On Human-Computer Interaction
Sandip Bhaise
Abstract
This paper discusses embodied cognition as an importance albeit newer facet of cognitive studies, and human-computer interaction as a growing new field aimed at understanding the relationship between machine and user. Existing literature documents the various approaches within the field of embodied cognition. The paper progresses on to its links with HCI, and how two main domains, that of education and interface design, emerge as areas with maximum research, indicating that the need for this amalgamation exists most urgently in those areas. The author also pointed out the gap in the research with the lack of material about children with learning disabilities and the scope of these concepts for their betterment. Further, on the subject of user interface, a fairly old idea of intuitive ubiquitous computing technology translates and finds its way to newer technology such as current research in artificial intelligence (AI) as well. Lastly, there are examples of situated cognition in organisations, that help us understand that this unique combination could support many fields and many disciplines improve functioning.
Pages: 185-194
Keywords: The APA online dictionary defines ‘embodied cognition’ as the theory that the human mind is largely determined by the structures of the human body (morphology, sensory and motor systems) and its interactions with the physical environment.