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CLASSROOM CHANGE. Starting Thursday class will move to: SB 2.02.06. John Quarles. Introduction to User Interfaces and usability. What are user interfaces?. Make a list of common user interfaces, Mouse, the user interface for vs 2008. What are user interfaces?.

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  1. CLASSROOM CHANGE • Starting Thursday class will move to: • SB 2.02.06

  2. John Quarles Introduction to User Interfaces and usability

  3. What are user interfaces? • Make a list of common user interfaces, • Mouse, the user interface for vs 2008

  4. What are user interfaces? • Group some of these into categories • Hardware interfaces, software interfaces, interfaces to IDEs, interfaces for task x

  5. Definition of User Interfaces (the discipline) • User interfaces is a discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.

  6. What is usability? • Which is the better interface for games? • Mouse + keyboard • Xbox controller • Advantages/disadvantages?

  7. Usability factors • 5 human factors central to usability: • Time to learnHow long does it take for users to learn relevant task? • Speed of performanceHow long does it take to perform relevant benchmarks? • Rate of errors by usersHow many and what kinds of errors are made during benchmark tasks? • Retention over timeFrequency of use and ease of learning help make for better user retention • Subjective satisfactionAllow for user feedback via interviews, free-form comments and satisfaction scales

  8. How do we design usable interfaces? • Carefully • Follow a Design Process • Get to know your users and their needs • Follow known design guidelines • Observe how users use your interface and refine

  9. How will we design interfaces in this class? • GoblinXNA • 2D and 3D interfaces • Augmented and virtual reality • Games

  10. What is the point of this class? • User interfaces matter! • Can make or break a product regardless of what is ‘under the hood’ • Life critical systems • Industrial application time/costs

  11. What is the point of this class? • Main concepts you will learn: • User-centered design process • Guidelines and principals for interface design • Design and Conduct usability studies

  12. Assignments/Quizzes • Quiz 1 – Sept 7 • Assignment 1 – Sept 9 • Grads – Research paper quiz 1 – Sept 7

  13. Assignments/Quizzes Sign up for coming to my office hours for 5 minutes! Bring a sheet of paper with the following info:1. Name 2. email address that you check regularly 3. Three unique facts about you 4. for the final project would you rather: a) I assign your group a unique game or b) make whatever game you want (within reason)

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