Creating User Interfaces [Continue presentations as needed.] Registration Homework: Make posting on registration. Think ahead on handheld/mobile device project

Old term—still useful Computer information system is made up of hardware may need to work with different hardware Add network software expand: layers people procedures

Registration Any new functional features? As experienced users, any comments? Describe hardware software people procedures

Mobile devices Hand held New world We may choose to include GPS/other in cars New world Does there need to be a smooth transition between modes of interaction? Do certain modes switch balance of interaction—more input/less output? Very short article: http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/editors/26233/

Much talk People will never tolerate small video cope with video and text on screen and … accept limited keyboard tolerate less than full speech recognition use 140 characters for messages lack of privacy learn new interfaces / standards But remember: qwerty still is dominant for full keyboards! ???

Multitasking / attention Much talk, theory and some empirical study Mainly talk (well-reasoned): The Myth of Multitasking: http://www.thenewatlantis.com/docLib/20080605_TNA20Rosen.pdf Note: time lag in scholarly work

Handheld/mobile devices Whole class decide on 2-4 tasks to be evaluated on specific set of different devices. decide on classes of users and number of users. each team responsible for 1 device. formulate the testing. qualitative and quantitative measurements We will do this next class. Presentations 1 week later.

Homework Prepare and make posting to moodle on your registration experiences and comment on others.