READING LINKS Each week's readings should be read before they are discussed in class, so that a true discussion can take place. For example, Readings 2 should be read previous to the Week 2 class session. READINGS 1: What is HCI? Intro to HCI Why should we learn about HCI? A Brief History of HCI HCI's Interdisciplinary Home Design as Communication Human Values and Technology First Principles of Interaction Design READINGS 2: Understanding Users Understanding Users Getting to Know Users' Tasks Understanding Blind Users Understanding Users of Social Networks Understanding Older Users Mobile Phone Users in India The Roles of Children READINGS 3: Ideation, Design, and Participation Defining Design IDEO's Human-Centered Design Guide Nokia's Design Methods Paper Prototyping Design Probes Contextual Design Example Scenario-Based Design Co-Design in Developing Countries READINGS 4: Interface Landscape Information Visualization Physical Devices Mobile Technologies Tangible User Interfaces Sensor Interfaces Future Interfaces back to top READINGS 5: Usability Testing Heuristic Evaluation User Observation Prototyping The Perils of Prototyping Testing the Design with Users Remote Usability Testing back to top READINGS 6: Evaluation Analytical Usability Evaluation Methods Participant Observation Mobile Evaluation Field Methods/Evaluation Comparing Evaluation Methods Kaiser Family Foundation Research back to top Additional Materials for Snow Makeup: Classic HCI Videos Doug Engelbart, the father of the modern mouse The history of the Macintosh The evolution of the PC/Mac desktop software Don Norman's talk on The Design of Future Things The Digital Desk- putting touch computing on the desk The Ambient Office (Microsoft): Immersive computing throughout a room Graspable User Interfaces- Tangible User Interfaces Early Video-conferencing- the work of Bill Buxton Making Games for Girls- Brenda Laural Microsoft Multi-touch "surface" computing Bump-top Computing- an alternative to the traditional desktop metaphor Sea Dragon & Photosynth- the latest zooming interfaces for large screens Twitter's Founder talks about Twitter back to top
Each week's readings should be read before they are discussed in class, so that a true discussion can take place. For example, Readings 2 should be read previous to the Week 2 class session.
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