Introduction of HCI
As technology becomes more integrated into an individual’s everyday life, the relationship between the user and technology becomes more critical in human-computer interaction and user experience design. Human-computer interaction is the research conducted between the human and computer technology, with a perpetual focus on improvements in the interaction.
What is Design?
The process of creating or shaping tools or artifacts for direct human use.
Design Process
Investigate > Ideate > Prototype > Evaluate > Produce
(Requires constant iteration until approaching the goal)
Investigation Methods
User surveys
Focus groups
Interviews
Analysis of competition
Contextual inquiry
Design Ethnography
User surveys
Focus groups
Interviews
Analysis of competition
Contextual inquiry
Design Ethnography
Ideation Methods
Affinity diagramming
Personas
Scenarios
Role-playing, play-acting, scripts, props
Card sorting
Structured Brainstorming
Sketching
Affinity diagramming
Personas
Scenarios
Role-playing, play-acting, scripts, props
Card sorting
Structured Brainstorming
Sketching
Prototyping Methods
Low-Fidelity Prototyping
High-Fidelity Prototyping
Low-Fidelity Prototyping
High-Fidelity Prototyping
Evaluation Methods
Heuristic Evaluation
Guidelines Review
Cognitive Walkthrough
Usability Testing
Laboratory Experiments
Real World Deployments
Heuristic Evaluation
Guidelines Review
Cognitive Walkthrough
Usability Testing
Laboratory Experiments
Real World Deployments
Production
Software architecture
Programming, building
Manufacturing
Packaging
Help systems
Manuals
Training
Customer support
Marketing
Branding
Distribution
Software architecture
Programming, building
Manufacturing
Packaging
Help systems
Manuals
Training
Customer support
Marketing
Branding
Distribution
Ideation : Sketch Projects
IN4MATX 280 LEC A: OVERVIEW OF HCID (37390) FALL 2016 Sep