{"id":11,"date":"2025-07-30T22:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:40:46","slug":"silicon-age","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/silicon-age\/","title":{"rendered":"silicon age"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates has-author wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/18\/the-lead-of-a-star\/\">The Lead of a Star<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Amanda Yu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-18T06:31:40+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 18, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The\u00a0Xerox Star, released in 1981, changed the direction of computing by introducing ideas that made computers more personal, visual, and easy to use. Before the Star, computers were mainly used by programmers, but the star introduced computers\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/18\/the-lead-of-a-star\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Lead of a Star<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/16\/from-commands-to-connection-when-xerox-star-sparked-a-new-era\/\">From Commands to Connection: When Xerox Star Sparked a New Era<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Egie Kwon<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-16T05:16:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 16, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I think Xerox Star is the system that made a really significant turning point in computer history. Until then, computers were difficult machines that needed to be used only by memorizing and typing commands. However, Star began\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/16\/from-commands-to-connection-when-xerox-star-sparked-a-new-era\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: From Commands to Connection: When Xerox Star Sparked a New Era<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/the-xerox-star-the-beginning-of-modern-computing\/\">The Xerox Star: The Beginning of Modern Computing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Marcus Lee<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T21:39:55+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When the Xerox Star came out in 1981, it was kind of a big deal because it changed how people thought about computers. Before that, you had to type in commands and know specific codes to make\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/the-xerox-star-the-beginning-of-modern-computing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Xerox Star: The Beginning of Modern Computing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/how-xerox-star-bridged-the-gap-between-technical-computer-language-and-everyday-users-through-visual-design\/\">How Xerox Star Bridged the Gap Between Technical Computer Language and Everyday Users Through Visual Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Zhou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T18:21:51+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Why has the Xerox Star been considered a milestone in computing history? It&#8217;s because that it tried to translate the cold, technical language of computers into something visual, familiar, and human. Before the Xerox Star, using a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/how-xerox-star-bridged-the-gap-between-technical-computer-language-and-everyday-users-through-visual-design\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How Xerox Star Bridged the Gap Between Technical Computer Language and Everyday Users Through Visual Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/xerox-star-from-experts-to-average-people\/\">Xerox Star: From experts to average people<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Helen Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T17:15:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">One reason the Xerox Star was so revolutionary is that its main goal was to make the computer disappear from the user\u2019s mind. The designers wanted the user to be able to focus on their work, not\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/xerox-star-from-experts-to-average-people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Xerox Star: From experts to average people<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/star-before-the-digital-revolution\/\">Star Before the Digital Revolution<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mackenzie Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T05:43:06+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Before the Xerox Star, computers could only be operated by engineers or other professionals through text commands. But Xerox Star changed that completely. In 1981, it was not just a new machine but the result of a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/star-before-the-digital-revolution\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Star Before the Digital Revolution<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/the-guiding-star-of-computer-history-xerox-star\/\">The Guiding Star of Computer History: Xerox Star<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Abigail Smith<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T04:23:11+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Xerox PARC\u2019s 1981 computer, The Xerox Star, introduced an array of features that I feel altered the course of computer history. When I read about the Xerox Star, I was surprised by all of the innovative ideas\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/the-guiding-star-of-computer-history-xerox-star\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Guiding Star of Computer History: Xerox Star<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/the-legacy-of-xerox-star\/\">The Legacy of Xerox Star<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-15T01:05:04+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 15, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How did the Xerox Star change the direction of computing? In my opinion, before the Star, computers were made for professional computer users. They were familiar with specialized computer languages and systems. The Star\u2019s graphical user interface\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/15\/the-legacy-of-xerox-star\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Legacy of Xerox Star<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/14\/title-xerox-star-how-it-changed-computers-forever\/\">Title: Xerox Star: How It Changed Computers Forever<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ye Lou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-14T23:22:26+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">When Xerox released the 8010 \u201cStar\u201d computer in 1981, it completely changed how people used computers. Before the Star, computers were hard to use and you had to type a lot of commands. The Star was the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/14\/title-xerox-star-how-it-changed-computers-forever\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Title: Xerox Star: How It Changed Computers Forever<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/14\/from-code-to-clicks-xerox-stars-impact\/\">From Code to Clicks: Xerox Star&#8217;s impact<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sarah Ellzey<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-14T21:17:07+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Back in the day, we used to think very rigidly about computers. They were seen as giant calculators or data processors. They were tools for scientists, engineers, and analysts. Interactions at the time were limited to typing\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/14\/from-code-to-clicks-xerox-stars-impact\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: From Code to Clicks: Xerox Star&#8217;s impact<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/14\/products-that-are-too-avant-garde-and-outstanding-often-make-people-feel-confused\/\">Products that are too avant-garde and outstanding often make people feel confused.<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jason Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-14T07:28:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 14, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Xerox Star is a pioneer in commercial personal workstations. It introduced many of today&#8217;s computer concepts such as desktops, icons, windows, and folders. What impressed me most is it has Ethernet and monitor, so it&#8217;s very similar\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/14\/products-that-are-too-avant-garde-and-outstanding-often-make-people-feel-confused\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Products that are too avant-garde and outstanding often make people feel confused.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/10\/the-demo-that-changed-how-we-think-about-technology\/\">The Demo That Changed How We Think About Technology<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Egie Kwon<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-10T06:53:46+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The reason why this case is important to me is that I think the fundamental starting point of interaction design began with this demonstration. &#8220;The Mother of All Demos,&#8221; introduced by Douglas Engelbat and the SRI team\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/10\/the-demo-that-changed-how-we-think-about-technology\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Demo That Changed How We Think About Technology<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/10\/the-silent-blueprint-the-xerox-star-and-the-birth-of-modern-computing\/\">The Silent Blueprint: The Xerox Star and The Birth of Modern Computing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Willow Munaba<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-10T02:50:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 10, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Since Xerox&#8217;s release of the Star 8010 Information System in 1981, a new chapter in personal computing began. The Star was a revolution in how people interacted with computers. It simplified computing so that users could simply\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/10\/the-silent-blueprint-the-xerox-star-and-the-birth-of-modern-computing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Silent Blueprint: The Xerox Star and The Birth of Modern Computing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/09\/the-demo-that-changed-everything\/\">The Demo That Opened The World of Interaction Design<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Hannah Wang<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-09T06:38:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 9, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Why was the demo by Douglas Engelbart and the team at SRI so important? In Douglas Engelbart\u2019s demo, many of the things he showed have become part of our world today. For example, the mouse is now\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/09\/the-demo-that-changed-everything\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Demo That Opened The World of Interaction Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/mother-of-all-demos\/\">&#8220;Mother of All Demos&#8221;\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Amanda Yu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T23:36:16+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The 1968 &#8220;Mother of All Demos&#8221; by Douglas Engelbart and his team at the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) was so important because it fundamentally transformed how people thought about computers and their purpose. Before this demonstration, computers\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/mother-of-all-demos\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: &#8220;Mother of All Demos&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/a-clear-visualization-of-the-third-industrial-revolution-first-glance-of-modern-computer-2\/\">A Clear Visualization\u00a0of the Third Industrial Revolution: First Glance of Modern Computer<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mark Zhou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T22:32:53+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The video gives me an interesting look at how modern computers were born. It shows bulky&nbsp;machines, large rooms filled with cables, and people working carefully to make everything run. Watching it makes me think about how far\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/a-clear-visualization-of-the-third-industrial-revolution-first-glance-of-modern-computer-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A Clear Visualization\u00a0of the Third Industrial Revolution: First Glance of Modern Computer<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/the-mother-of-all-demos-category-mid-century-innovations\/\">The Mother of All Demos Category: Mid-Century Innovations<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Marcus Lee<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T22:03:50+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Douglas Engelbart&#8217;s 1968 demo at SRI is called &#8220;The Mother of All Demos&#8221; and it was pretty crazy for its time. He showed off the first computer mouse, hypertext, video conferencing, real-time text editing, and people working\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/the-mother-of-all-demos-category-mid-century-innovations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Mother of All Demos Category: Mid-Century Innovations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/the-mouse-that-changed-the-world\/\">The Mouse That Changed the World<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Ye Lou<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T21:44:53+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The legendary 1968 demo by Douglas Engelbart and his team at SRI \u2014 often called\u00a0\u201cThe Mother of All Demos.\u201d\u00a0That presentation really changed everything. Back then, people saw computers as machines that only did math \u2014 tools for\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/the-mouse-that-changed-the-world\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Mouse That Changed the World<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/more-than-a-machine\/\">More Than a Machine<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Mackenzie Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T05:18:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The 1968 demo by Douglas Engelbart and the team at SRI was important not just because it introduced the mouse, video conferencing or hypertext. What really hit me is the way it put computers as more than\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/more-than-a-machine\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: More Than a Machine<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/the-mother-of-all-demos-still-matters\/\">The Mother of All Demos Still Matters<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Abigail Smith<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-08T04:53:47+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 8, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Douglas Engelbart&#8217;s \u201cThe Mother of All Demos\u201d in 1968 was an incredible display of early technology that gave way to much of the technology we have and use today. When I first saw the demo, it was\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/08\/the-mother-of-all-demos-still-matters\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Mother of All Demos Still Matters<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/07\/revolutionary-moment-in-ixd-history-back-to-human\/\">Revolutionary moment in IXD history: Back to human centered<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Helen Chen<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-07T05:49:00+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 7, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">How I first interpreted IXD when I just started this field was very simple. I see interaction design as software that connects technology(hardware) and the user.When I tell my relatives what I&#8217;m studying in college, they look\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/07\/revolutionary-moment-in-ixd-history-back-to-human\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Revolutionary moment in IXD history: Back to human centered<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/06\/a-major-advancement-in-computer-history\/\">A major advancement in computer history<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Jason Wu<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-06T21:41:59+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 6, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the video, we can see the first computer demo. This is so cool. Before this, the computer is a giant thing, it&#8217;s confusing and ugly. But Douglas Engelbart made everything change. The mouse can control all\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/06\/a-major-advancement-in-computer-history\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A major advancement in computer history<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/05\/douglas-engelbart-and-setting-the-stage-for-interaction-designers\/\">Douglas Engelbart and setting the stage for Interaction Designers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Sarah Ellzey<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-05T21:29:04+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 5, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The world of Interaction Design encompasses principles from various disciplines, and as a result, many pioneers have paved the way for the field as we know it today. One individual I would argue was one of the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/05\/douglas-engelbart-and-setting-the-stage-for-interaction-designers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Douglas Engelbart and setting the stage for Interaction Designers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/90-minutes-to-the-future-from-mouse-to-modern-computing\/\">90 Minutes to the Future: From Mouse to Modern Computing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-author\">by Willow Munaba<\/div><time datetime=\"2025-10-02T02:38:09+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">October 2, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The 1968 demo by Douglas Engelbart and the team at SRI was groundbreaking as it unveiled the foundations of modern computing. 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