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Information architects are mostly focused on the conceptual modeling and analysis of non-functional aspects in the early stages of interactive web projects. The resulting output is then processed by software engineers to design the needed web interface. However, this flow of information is somehow difficult to automate due to the implicit differences in the conceptual level of information processed by each expert. In order to facilitate this flow of information we propose a tool called Interarch, which helps to establish bridges between the information processed by both professionals, automatically creating analysis and design information for software engineers from the content models created by the information professionals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author reviews the milestones of the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) from its beginnings to the current state based on three factors: vision, technology and computer use. For the current period (from 1989), the article analyzes the importance of the WWW and of ubiquitous computing, the most influential new paradigm in computing of the last twenty years. Finally, the trends that are reconfiguring post-WIMP interfaces are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]