Qualitative Vs Quantitative Methods

http://www.orau.gov/cdcynergy/demo/Content/activeinformation/tools/toolscontent/SOC_qual_quant_chart.htm

NPR Science Friday: Kinect Technology

MP3/Podcast link on the Left.

http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/201011196

Guests

Shannon Loftis
Studio Manager, Microsoft Game Studios
Good Science Studio
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington

Alex Kipman
Director of Incubation, Xbox
Microsoft
Redmond, Washington

Katherine Isbister
Professor, Computer Science and Digital Media
New York University's Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn, New York

Evaluation Paper

Please read the following for next Monday:

www.id-book.com/downloads/casestudy_14point1.pdf

Here is another mockup website that people could try out. I think ultimately you have to pay for it, but I believe there's a trial version that we could probably use for our class.

http://www.loop11.com/

Don Norman on 3 ways good design makes you happy

Don Norman giving a TED talk.

http://www.ted.com/talks/don_norman_on_design_and_emotion.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Wednesday

On Wednesday, students should attend the following lecture which is scheduled for our course meeting time instead of coming to class.

http://www.winona.edu/mathematics/distinguished/cozzens/midge cozzens.pdf

You should then write up and submit a summary of the personal and social impact of the persuasive technologies discussed. Submit to the class store before class time on Monday, Oct. 18th.

Mockup Creation

Here's a great website for creating wireframe mockups. It's called mockingbird. Try it out!

Emotiv Epoc Headset

Here is a link to the Emotiv Epoc Headset that can read topological neurological impulses. Also, here are some videos of the product in use:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GX8moQzOOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxMux4uEkLI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0at3NzNRySg&feature=related

Monday's Class

I may be a few minutes late for Monday's class. Please begin by discussion in groups your experiences with using the waterfall life cycle model - what are its advantages and disadvantages? How well do you think this model would apply to interaction design? We will continue this discussion and discuss alternative models today.

The Interaction Design Association

I was curious to see a job description for an interaction designer, so I consulted Google and stumbled upon this gold mine.

I had no idea there was an entire online organization for interaction design. Intriguing.

A Documentary: Objectified

There's a really great documentary that you can stream on Netflix called, Objectified.  The entire movie is about interaction design, and it covers all of the same subjects that we've been talking about in class.  I highly recommend it!

Article: In Defense of Anthropomorphism

http://www.tauzero.com/Brenda_Laurel/Severed_Heads/DefenseOfAnthropomorphism.html

A Site for Usability News

Here's a site you all might be interested in if you're looking for technology news that focuses on usability issues: http://www.usabilitynews.com/

Welcome

Welcome to the course blog for CS444. This will be a space for us to communicate and discuss topics of interest to the class. Please use this as your first point of contact with the instructor and other classmates, and feel free to respond to questions and ideas others have posted.