1. User System Interface CSC 8570-001
Fall 2006
Instructor: Robert E. Beck

2. Introductions (1) Information sheet Questions
Who invented the computer mouse? When? Where?
What battery operated devices do you have with you tonight?
What (computer-based) POS systems do you typically encounter as a customer in a standard week?
If you went west on US 30, which is Lancaster Avenue in front of Villanova, until it (US 30) ended, where would you be?

3. Introductions (2) Name If working
For what company?
In what capacity?
Describe the user interface of the first computer you used.

4. Goals Developing design principles Investigating models and theories
Creating evaluation processes
Experimentation
Opinion
Outlining an effective design process—interface engineering
Proposing interface designs

5. Themes (1) Hierarchy of design principles Models Theories (or theory)
Awareness
Mental models
Common interactions
Microsoft vs. others
General knowledge

6. Themes (2) Multidisciplinary approach Frontiers of HCI
Definitions, use of words
Examples

7. 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

8. Strategies (2)
Examples
Careful text reading

9. Hot Topics Burning 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.

10. Issue Summary
How do we do this?

12. Issues
CHI 2006 topics

13. Hot Areas; Burning Issues The List
Usability testing
Universal usability
Public access
Visual interfaces
New interaction modes, e.g. gesture-based interaction
Tiny interfaces
Intelligent interfaces
POS systems
Mapping systems

14. The Future of HCI
Take a few minutes to read John Canny’s introduction to the July/August 2006 issue of HCI.
Do Canny’s views match our ideas?
What did he miss?
What did we miss?

15. Research Topics Email archive management
HCI in biodiversity informatics (as an example of focused HCI issues)
Exploratory search interfaces
Eliminating computer rage

16. Sources Conference proceedings The Web—but be careful
The course web site
University HCI labs, e.g.
U of Maryland

17. Contacts PhiCHI – Philadelphia region chapter of SIGCHI
SIGCHI – ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction

18. 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

19. 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

20. Tools Concept maps: EndNote Task models: Help compiler Treemap:
EndNote
Task models:
ConcurTaskTrees Environment
Help compiler
Treemap:

21. Activities Research project Article presentation Web-based project
Report
Presentation
Poster
Article presentation
Web-based project
Exercises
Experiments
Exam

22. Responsibilities Attendance Reading Team support
Dialog with classmates and instructor

23. Handouts
John Canny, The Future of HCI, from HCI, 4(2006), July/August

24. Next Time Read Carroll, MTF, Chapter 2
Identify design principles included in Chapter 2
Find examples of interfaces that follow and that violate each principle you find.

25. The Players
User
System
Interface
Designer