>Does anyone have any tips about getting involved with this area of work?
Do a PhD :) ralphman has it spot on. Even the non-academic companies who do this (Disney Research, Microsoft Research, etc.) will usually prefer hiring PhDs.
Doing a PhD in HCI is fun, challenging, will drive you insane, and is very rewarding! (I dropped out of mine after 2 years to do the startup thing but intend on going back :) )
Do a PhD :) ralphman has it spot on. Even the non-academic companies who do this (Disney Research, Microsoft Research, etc.) will usually prefer hiring PhDs.
Doing a PhD in HCI is fun, challenging, will drive you insane, and is very rewarding! (I dropped out of mine after 2 years to do the startup thing but intend on going back :) )