Students will design a personal information service people interact with via
the web.
Design issues: Problem framing, presentation, user research, design
language. Deliverables: Presentation of design process, html demo, and
labeled CD with design process and deliverables. Basic Interaction Design
Introduction
Students will identify a product opportunity and develop a speech driven
visual interface for warehouse control.
Design issues: Opportunity framing, speech and sound user interfaces.
Deliverables: Presentation of design process, video sketch, and labeled CD
with design process and deliverables.
*CDF or an acceptible equivalent is a pre-requisite for this course.
Goals of the course
An interface is the link between a user and a product that communicates how
a product will be used, creating an experience for the people who will use it. It
provides the framework, elements, and resources for a “conversation” to take
place between users and products.
Interaction designers produce interfaces and define product behavior.
Through a process of i) exploring the needs of users, ii) the social and func-
tional aspect of context, and iii) agendas of relevant stakeholders, interaction
designers defi ne what a product is, what it does, and how it works.
In this course*, we will explore the fundamentals of interfaces and the interac-
tion design process. Students will be introduced to and have opportunity to
practice the fundamental concepts, methods, and practices of interaction de-
sign. They will explore the ideas of “form follows function” and “be the user.”
They will explore how products create experiences, and understand the role
that interaction with products fulfills in human existence. Finally, students will
improve their ability to present their design ideas.
A1 Controls
This is a studio/seminar class with time devoted to lecture, discussion, prac-
tice activities, design worksessions, and critique of student work. This course
will be divided into four projects, as follows:
A2 Mobile information service
Students will design a new control that greatly improves the interaction of a
selected product.
Design issues: Problem selection, user intent, context of use, feedforward,
feedback. Deliverables: Deliverables: Mounted poster and labeled CD with
pdf fi le.
A3 Personalized web experience
Students will design an information service for use on a mobile phone.
Design issues: Small screen, navigation, jumping highlight, user research,
personas, scenarios. Deliverables: Presentation of design process, Flash
LE executable that runs on phone, process documents, and labeled CD with
design deliverables. Basic Interaction Design
A4 Speech and visual interfaces
51725 Basic Interaction Design
Fall 09 Tuesdays & Thursdays 8.30-11.20 MM A11
Jodi Forlizzi, Associate Professor
Resources
There is no one book that will cover the concepts taught in this course. For a
start to your interface design library we recommend the following selections:
• Mullet, Kevin and Sano, Darryl. Designing Visual Interfaces.
• Nass, C. and Brave, S. Wired for Speech.
Recommended readings will primarily take the form of handouts. These will
serve both as reference materials and as indications for how you might build
your future interaction design library.
This syllabus can be found on the web at
www.goodgestreet.com/VID/index.html.
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