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Explore the importance of facial expressions in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), considering cultural nuances, physiological principles, and the impact of nonverbal communication on interface design. Learn how human responses vary and discover the significance of designing interfaces to align with human behavior principles.
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PBS Nova: Face to Face CS5540 HCI by Rich Riesenfeld Fall 2007
What is relevance to HCI ? - 1 • Our face is an human-human interface • Interfaces are complicated • Interfaces are subtle • Role in HCI for subliminal effects ? • User response can be hard to judge • Face hard to interpret, at times
What is relevance to HCI ? - 2 • Cultural differences pertain to HCI design • Useful HCI design info ? • HCI diffs: Japan v. USA • Humans have special processors • Useful HCI design info ? • Physiological principles pertain to HCI • Human behavior principles pertain to HCI
What is relevance to HCI ? - 3 • Human response is highly variable • Inputs not accepted well in some excited states • Understanding facial communications can lead to better HCIs • Can we use this special processor?
What is relevance to HCI ? - 4 • Nonverbal, nontextual communications can dominate effect • Emotion has a role in interfaces • How ? • Some people have phobia • Be aware of idiosyncratic behavior • 13th floor?
What is relevance to HCI ? - 5 • Face-to-Face is preferred to machine mediated communications • What are design implications ? • Anthropomorphic designs • Evocative? • Context plays significant role in human response
What is relevance to HCI ? • Cultural issues can pertain
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Effect of Function: Examples Bookmark • Water faucets in a sink • Manual gear shift: 4 on the floor • Chords on a guitar: hard! • Interface is dictated (confused) by needed function Pick up here...