PokerGuidePatrick Chi

Dae-Ho ChungToland Hon

James LovejoyJames Liu

James Zhang

Introduction Intended Use of Interface

To teach users how to play poker and to get better at playing poker.

Poker from here on refers to Texas Hold’em

Introduction

Intended User Population College students or anyone that

wants to learn or get better at playing poker

Special Parts of Interface Cell Phone Keypad

Interface 0-9 * and # Confirm and Cancel Directional

up/down/left/right Clear End

User can select suit by pressing left and right directional keys

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User can select suit by pressing left and right directional keys

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User can select suit by pressing left and right directional keys

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User can select suit by pressing left and right directional keys

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User can select rank by pressing up and down directional keys

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User can select rank by pressing up and down directional keys

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User can select card by pressing confirm key

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User can select card by pressing confirm key

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User can also hot-key the rank of the card by pressing the number pad.

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User can select suit.

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User can select card.

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User then enters the number of players.

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User hits confirm key to continue.

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This displays automated information about the user’s hand.

Here the user can change the number of players as the players fold.

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User then hits the confirm key to proceed to enter the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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To enter face cards by hot-key, user first hits the * followed by 1, 2, or 3.

*1 = Jack

*2 = Queen

*3 = King

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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User is entering the flop.

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This screen displayed the automated information about the user’s hand with the community hand.

User also updates the number of players.

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User changes # of players.

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User is entering the turn.

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User is entering the turn.

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User is entering the turn.

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User is entering the turn.

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This screen displayed the automated information about the user’s hand with the community hand.

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User enters the river.

User enters the river.

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This screen displayed the automated information about the user’s hand with the community hand.

User ends hand by hitting the confirm button.

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Here the user can select one of 3 options:

• Start Over

• Enter Opponent Hands

• Return to Menu

by using the up and down directional key or hitting the corresponding number next to the option.

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Here the user can select one of 3 options:

• Start Over

• Enter Opponent Hands

• Return to Menu

by using the up and down directional key or hitting the corresponding number next to the option.

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Here the user can select one of 3 options:

• Start Over

• Enter Opponent Hands

• Return to Menu

by using the up and down directional key or hitting the corresponding number next to the option.

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Here the user can select one of 3 options:

• Start Over

• Enter Opponent Hands

• Return to Menu

by using the up and down directional key or hitting the corresponding number next to the option.

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Changes to Interface

Reverse Up/Down button in card selection

Added # of Players Screen Help Window Menu should not cover button info Restart Button in middle of hand

Reverse Up/Down Button Problem: User found it unintuitive

that up decreased the card rank and down increased the card rank in our card selection system

Change: Reverse the functionality of the up/down button

Design Principle: Match between system and the real world

Added # of Players Screen

Problem: User forgets to update the # of players almost every time.

Change: Added a screen specifically to prompt user to update the # of players.

Design Principle: Error prevention

Help Window

Problem: User didn’t know how to some parts of our interface and got lost.

Change: Added Help Window when user pressed #

Design Principle: Help and documentation

Menu should not cover button Problem: Menu was covering the Select word above the confirm button. User did not know what exactly the confirm button did.

Change: Moved menu so it no longer hides the Select.

Design Principle: Visibility of system status

Restart Button in middle of hand

Problem: Hand ended before the river and there was no way to restart the game without continuing or hitting Undo till the beginning

Change: Added clear button which returns to the first screen anywhere in the process.

Design Principle: User control and freedom

Questions