Introduction to the Course Marti Hearst (UCB SIMS) SIMS 213, UI Design & Development 19, 1999

Today Introductions (Prof, TA, students) Introductions (Prof, TA, students) Administrivia Administrivia What is an interface? What is an interface? To an object? (a building, a microwave oven) To an object? (a building, a microwave oven) To a process? (brushing your teeth) To a process? (brushing your teeth) Assumptions about computer interfaces Assumptions about computer interfaces Video of Xerox Star (1981) Video of Xerox Star (1981) Video of Apple Knowledge Navigator (An Envisionment! Not Real!) (1984) Video of Apple Knowledge Navigator (An Envisionment! Not Real!) (1984)

Introduction Where I’ve worked Where I’ve worked Courses I’ve taught Courses I’ve taught Research I’ve done Research I’ve done

My Approach to Information Access Research My Approach to Information Access Research User Interfaces (information visualization) Information Access (information retrieval) Language and Task Analysis Content Analysis

Intro to Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) Topics: Topics: Definitions Definitions How to design and build UI’s How to design and build UI’s Model Human Processor Model Human Processor Task Analysis Task Analysis Evaluation Evaluation