{"id":69,"date":"2025-07-30T22:44:49","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:44:49","slug":"mid-century-innovations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/mid-century-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"mid-century innovations"},"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\/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 in\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\/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 widely\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 were\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 technology\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 together\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 scientists\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 just\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 hard\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 very\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 elements\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 most\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. In just 90 minutes, the world witnessed the first computer mouse, hyperlinks, real-time editing and other related\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/2025\/10\/02\/90-minutes-to-the-future-from-mouse-to-modern-computing\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 90 Minutes to the Future: From Mouse to Modern Computing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70,"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/70"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.interactiondesignhistory.com\/Fall2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}