The impact of HCI on culture

The way people use computers:
One impact that HCI has had on culture is that it has changed the way people use computers and other devices such as mobile phones and domestic appliances.
mobile computing devices like laptops, tablet computers and smart phones
allow for people to use a computer and access the internet wherever they are this has impacted culture all over the world as it allows people to get information on other cultures, countries and religions, there are translators available on computer that help in communication between people from different cultures.
mobile entertainment is entertainment such as games, music, video that is available on a mobile device, this has impacted culture by allowing people to watch films and documentaries about other cultures  and listen to music from other cultures on their mobile devices.
Mobile phone have impacted culture as they have brought worldwide communication to an individual, mobile phones allow for communication by calling another phone, sending a text message or e-mail or even video call. mobile phones can be used to access social network sites like Facebook. mobile phones have impacted culture by allowing cheap communication with people from other cultures.
Domestic appliances have impacted culture as they make tasks around the house quicker and easier to perform, for example dish washers allow people to clean their dishes quicker than if they had washed the dishes themselves and because people are saving time they will have time to do other more important things.
Games have had a massive impact culture as online games have allowed people from all over the world to communicate play as a team together. another impact that games have had on culture is that as games can be very addictive and makes people spend allot of time playing the game instead of socialising with their friends and family.
Another impact that HCI has had on culture is that it has changed the way people are educated or study for a degree as there has been an increase in online education and teaching services over the years.


Sugata Mitra's Hole in the Wall project:
In an experiment known as the Hole in the Wall experiment was conducted in 1999  In the  experiment a computer was placed in a kiosk created within a wall in a slum in Kalkaji, Delhi and children were allowed to use the computer freely. The experiment aimed at proving that children could be taught by computers very easily without any formal training.

Psychological and Sociological impact:

Another impact that HCI has had on culture is that it is de-skilling work which leads to unemployment, de-skilling work is where automated machines and computers are brought in by a company, these machines can do the faster and more efficiently than an employee and is cheaper, but not all employees are replaced by machines some employees jobs are made easier because the machines do some of the work normally done by the employee.
The impact that HCI has had on culture is the impact on developing nations some of the impact of HCI have been positive like mobile phones which have improved communication in the country, computer for school children which are being used help the kids in developing nations to have a better education. the negative impact that HCI has had on developing nations is that allot of companies outsource work to developing nations and the employees are under paid and the working conditions are dangerous.