How has HCI impacted the economy?
E-Commerce websites like have had a massive impact on the economy, purely because it allows people to shop 24/7 on multiple devices! Adapting their websites to work on mobiles on smaller screens ETC this ability to shop 24/7 has made shops sell twice as much as they would sell, should they only sell from their stores.
Satellite Navigation is now able to be used whilst the user is still driving (although this isn't advised), overall making technology as easy as possible to use has been what has been making the economy what it is today! With voice recognition software and developing "neuro recognition" (using brain waves to control something) technology is becoming easier and easier to use!
NeuroWear "Necomimi" - Mind-controlled Cat Ears!
Overall making it easier to use technology and the ability to access a shop when ever you want has made the economy boom massively, stock brokers can now buy and sell from their smartphones, and that could potentially be a massive impact on the economy thanks to HCI!
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