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'''Human-centered computing''' ('''HCC''') is an emerging, [[interdisciplinarity|interdisplinary]] academic field broadly concerned with computing and computational artifacts as they relate to the [[human condition]]. Researchers and practitioners who affiliate themselves with human-centered computing usually come from one or more of the following traditional disciplines: [[computer science]], [[sociology]], [[psychology]], [[cognitive science]], [[anthropology]], [[science and technology studies]], and [[industrial design]].
Research in human-centered computing has multiple goals. Some researchers focus on understanding humans, both as individuals and in social groups, by focusing on the ways that human beings adopt, adapt, and organize their lives around computational technologies. Others focus on developing new design strategies for computational artifacts. Human-centered design of computational tools attempts to address problems that traditional
Human-centered computing is closely related to other interdisciplinary fields such as [[human-computer interaction]] and [[information science]], and exactly where the boundaries between these fields lie is not clear. Broadly speaking, however, human-centered computing usually concerns itself with systems and practices of technology use. Human-computer interaction is more focused on [[ergonomics]] and the [[usability]] of computing artifacts, while information science is focused on practices surrounding the collection, manipulation, and use of [[information]].
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