human computer interaction csc 4730-100 user system interface csc 8570-001 fall 2012 instructor:...
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Human Computer InteractionCSC 4730-100
User System InterfaceCSC 8570-001
Fall 2012Instructor: Robert E. Beck
Introductions (1)
Name If working
– For what company?– In what capacity?
If a full-time student– Plans after graduation
Describe the user interface of the first computer you used.
Introductions (2)
Information sheet Questionnaire: student information Questions
1. Who invented the computer mouse? When? Where?2. What (computer-based) POS systems do you typically
encounter as a customer in a standard week?3. What process would you use to find the latitude and
longitude of the statue of Gregor Mendel on the plaza in front of the Mendel Science Center?
Goals
Developing design principles Investigating models and theories Creating evaluation processes
– Experimentation– Opinion
Outlining an effective design process—interface engineering
Proposing interface designs
Themes (1)
Hierarchy of design principles Models Theories (or theory) Awareness
– Mental models– Common interactions– Microsoft vs. Apple vs. others– General knowledge
Themes (2)
Breadth and depth: USI, HCI, UX, UE, UIST, UIMS, IUI, SUSI, GUI, DMI
Tasks vs. actions Multidisciplinary approach Frontiers of HCI Definitions, use of words Examples
Strategies (Ways of Knowing)
Create concept maps for reading assignments– Combine individual maps
Slip-of-paper (SOP) questions and surveys– Summarize results
Lectures, sometimes Discussion, always Argumentation, when appropriate
Strategies (2)
Examples Careful reading of research and
survey articles PowerPoint (or Keynote) as a guide
– Edited during class– Posted after class on course web site
Activities
Research project– Report– Presentation– Poster
Article presentation Web-based project Exercises Experiments Exam – in two parts
– Second part: December 18
Battery Operated Devices Step 1: Make a list of all the battery operated devices you
have with you this evening. Step 2: Pair up by threes and check your lists with one
another. Add any devices you forgot and create a union list.
Step 3: Choose the device from your combined list that has the simplest interface design.
Step 4: For this device, describe the interactions and their effects that a user can have with this device.
Step 5: Report your group’s findings to the class.
Battery Operated Devices (2)
Keyless car entry Headphones Smart phone iPad Windows laptop MacBook Pro Pedometer
Hot TopicsBurning Questions
Time for your thoughts Pair up by twos For the next few minutes, write down
as many issues or problems in user-system interaction as you can.
Hot Areas; Burning IssuesThe List
Extra steps needed to close Android web browser Not being able to determine the state of a
system. Example: Meeting Planner Not allowing direct manipulation (especially cut
and paste) methods to include information in Facebook
Noticeable response time delay for “simple” operations
Poor order of choices when starting a system. Example: Craig’s List
Overcomplicated systems—too many buttons or other widgets on a single screen, too long a path of choices to accomplish a task. Example: Novasis registration system
“Undercomplicated” systems—too few buttons, causing features to be hidden
List (2) Lack of backwards compatibility in system
versions Lack of data retention, or other cause, for
returning a system to its previous state. Example: not reopening tabs on a browser.
Unexpected results or functionality. Example: a standard sequence of operations produces an unanticipated result. Example: in MS Excel, right click between two rows doesn’t insert as expected
Using input devices or actions in non-standard, hence difficult ways. Example: menu navigation by arm waving with KINECT.
Hot Topics: Others’ Ideas
CHI 20XX topics HCIL presentations Interactions
Sources
ACM Digital Library– Conference proceedings, especially
The Web—but be careful The course web site University HCI labs, e.g.
– U of Maryland www.cs.umd.edu/hcil Popular press
– Information Week– Financial Times
Falvey Library reference desk
Sources (2)
Steve Krug, Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition
Jeff Johnson, GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don'ts and Dos
Jakob Nielsen, Designing Web Usability
Contacts
PhillyCHI – Philadelphia region chapter of SIGCHI
SIGCHI – ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction
Conferences ACE – Computer Entertainment Technology AVI – Advanced Visual Interfaces CHI – Computer Human Interaction CSCW – Computer Supported Cooperative
Work DSV-IS HCI International HCIL Symposium (U Maryland) HICS Hypertext
Conferences (2)
IDC Interact IUI – Intelligent User Interfaces IVA SG – Smart Graphics SIGIR – Information Retrieval UIST – User Interface Software Technology User Modeling World Wide Web
Tools
Concept maps: – http://cmap.ihmc.us
EndNote Task models:
– ConcurTaskTrees Environment Help compiler Treemap:
– http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil/treemap-history/
Tools (2)
UISK: User Interface Sketching Tool NodeXL
Eras of HCI
Holes Command lines Menus and characters Widget objects and bit maps Small devices Gesture input
iPad
A newish smallish device Issues of design and user interaction?
– Discoverability of functionality– Easy to learn elementary functionality– Lack of multitasking, only single window– Keyboard design– Accidental gesture interpretation– Inconsistent interfaces across apps
(extends to all software)
iPad(5)
– Displaying non-mobile web sites– Pinch zoom– Scroll to end?– Is it trying to be a computer?
What to Study: Potential Topics Tiny interfaces: Cell phones, smartphones, PDAs,
ultramobile PCs, house systems, POS systems Gesture-based input; pen interfaces Intelligent interfaces (cf. IUI) Task analysis (e.g. buying a ticket) Collaboration tools/systems (cf. CSCW) Personalization; recommender systems Friendly forms Creating digital libraries Mashup tools Web-based interfaces to systems, to information, for
task completion
Reading a Research Paper
Expect to find– Abstract– Introduction– Description of experiment– Discussion of results– Conclusion – Proposals for future work– References
Reading (2)
Try the abstract—though it may be too abstract, too condensed.
Read the introduction until you get confused.
Read the conclusion. Look at the reference list—hoping to find
papers you already know about. Check the headings and first few lines of
the middle sections for ease of understanding.
Reading (3)
Examples:– Mackenzie: Unipad text entry– Soukoreff and Mackenzie
: Metrics for text entry errors
Next Time
Read Wigdor & Balakrishnan, Tilt Text: using tilt for text input to mobile phones. (You can get a copy of the paper from the ACM Digital Library.)
Evaluate its structure and content as a research paper.
Identify design principles for user interfaces based on the paper.
Hand in your solution to the table exercise.
Next Time (2)
Install EndNote on your computer and record the references from the Wigdor paper in it.– EndNote has been available for loan
from the library. Check with the Reference Desk
Install the CMAP software on your computer and capture the principal ideas of today’s lecture in it.
Next Time (3)
What is the difference between taxonomy and ontology?
How is the field of HCI divided?