Thursday, 19 February

Week 6: Mapping 1/2

Week's themes: Metaphor, Goal, Mapping, Fallibility

Toilet door locking interface, and feedback, on a British train:

How is your project going? Have you:

1. Looked at a few possible pieces of exercise equipment to study?
2. Chosen one to focus on?
3. Done a preliminary interaction study of that one?

Project 2: Mapping Study is about:

1. Understanding the design of the interface of a piece of professional exercise equipment.
2. Recognizing the physical elements of the interface.
3. Identifying the feedback that is given step-by-step.
4. Determining is each step effective.
5. Recommending how the user-interface design could it be improved.

We're essentially reverse-engineering the design of the user-interface.

Review Revised Project 2 Brief

What are the elements of the interface?
Taking my LiveStrong 13.0E elliptical trainer as an example:

A good process to follow:

1. One team member engages in the workout, describing each action s/he takes and the feedback given
2. A second team member videos the process for documentary purposes -- you need not necessarily include the video in your final report
3. A third member photographs the actions taken in the interface and the feedback given
4. A table can then be generated in time sequence setting out the user-interaction process:

How to engage in the process:

How to begin generating a table documenting the process:

Questions on Project 2?

Interim Work Presentation:

• Sarah Sims and James Wells
  

Review Midterm Exam Study Questions


Mentor Karthik Rao to present a HCI/d case study project:
"Das Auto - Volkswagen’s Self Driving Car.”


Work with team members


Homework for Tuesday, 24 February:

Continue work on Mapping Project, complete initial analyses of exercise equipment

Complete Reading Response 6 to be submitted through Oncourse Assignments by 12:01 am: read UXD pp. 60 – 63 and answer the following:

1. What are the four aspects of expectation that the authors identify?
2. Explain the importance of each type of expectation in the UXD context and cite an example from your own experience, explaining it in terms of the rationale presented in the book. 
3. The authors state, “It is important that experiences should promote a feeling of security and trust…” Please cite an example from the IT context of an experience that did promote trust in you and of one that did not. Explain why for each.