How the First Computer Mouse Changed Interaction Design

In this episode of Tech History with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the origin of the computer mouse — the first pointing device that transformed how humans interact with machines. They focus on the story of Douglas Engelbart at the Stanford Research Institute in the 1960s, who built the first prototype from wood, a button, and a wheel. Lucas explains how the mouse was just one piece of Engelbart's larger vision for collaborative computing, demonstrated in the legendary 1968 'Mother of All Demos'. Luna brings up the contrast with modern touchscreens, and they explore why it took over a decade for the mouse to go mainstream, eventually powered by the Apple Macintosh. Listeners will learn how a simple idea — moving a cursor by rolling a wooden block — laid the foundation for graphical user interfaces and the way we point and click today. #ComputerMouse #DouglasEngelbart #HumanComputerInteraction #InputDevice #MouseHistory #MotherOfAllDemos #StanfordResearchInstitute #SRI #GUI #XeroxPARC #AppleMacintosh #TechHistory #Technology #InteractionDesign #PointingDevice #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #SiliconValley Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo