Ergonomics for ProgrammersAN INTRODUCTION TO ERGONOMIC WORKSPACE

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History of Biped Apes

Too young, too simple, absolutely naive

History of Artifacts• Bed

• Seat (~2000 years)

• Computer (< 100 years)

• Mouse + Keyboard (< 50 years)

• Modern Desktop (< 30 years)

Computer Workstation Ergonomics

Ergonomic KeyboardBrand◦ GoldTouch◦ Kinesis◦ Microsoft

Design◦ Split◦ Curved◦ Vertical

Ergonomic “Mouse”Brand◦ Kinesis◦ Kensington◦ Microsoft

Design◦ Trackball◦ Vertical

More than meets the eye

Ergonomic Chairs

Flexibility of Posture

Fancy Gears

Anti-Ergonomics

Exercise

Examples – Colleagues’

Examples - Mine

Examples – Luxury Gears

Beyond Ergonomics - HCI

Linkshttp://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/08/computer-workstation-ergonomics.html

http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/

http://www.ergotron.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/en-us/keyboards

http://www.kensington.com/kensington/us/us/s/1444/trackballs.aspx

http://www.hermanmiller.com/content/hermanmiller/english/products/categories/seating.html