Human-Computer Interaction Design StudioHuman-Computer Interaction Design Studio Terry Winograd,...

stanford hci group / cs247

http://cs247.stanford.edu January 2010

Human-Computer Interaction Design Studio Terry Winograd, Bill Verplank, Hayes Raffle CAs: Maria Sandberg and Akshay Kothari

Today   Teaching staff introductions   Course Goals   Course Structure   First Assignment: Thoughtless acts   Introduction to Idea Logs   Skills questionnaire

Course Goals   Deepen design cycle from CS147

 Design for a user not like yourself  Design physical interactions  More strategies for creativity   Intensive sketching  Rapid design iterations  Reflective design process

  Play as a focus for design

Design Process

Design Process OBSERVE

VISUALIZE

PROTOTYPE EVALUATE

UNDERSTAND IMPLEMENT

Class Sessions   Studio and critique   Show and tell   Lectures   Guest speakers   In-class exercises / sharing

Labs (Wed 6-8pm optional) At the d.school (Bldg. 524)   Sketching   Physical construction   Microprocessors and sensors   Processing   Other systems and languages for

physical design

Readings   Individual papers

  Relevant to specific topics and projects   D.school bootcamp manual   Other d.school design documents

Assignments   P1: Individual observation exercise – 2 days   P2: Observation, bodystorming – 1 week   P3: Individual interaction design – 1 week   P4: Team project: Toys for learning – 8 weeks

  Critique in studio sessions   Connection to schools for user interaction   Coaches from industry   Multiple testing cycles   Final presentation fair during finals week

  Individual Idea logs

Administrivia   Course Info

Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:15-3:05pm, Wallenberg 124 & 127 http://cs247.stanford.edu cs247@cs.stanford.edu

  Terry’s Info Office Hours: Wednesdays 10am-12:00pm, Gates 388 http://hci.stanford.edu/winograd winograd@cs.stanford.edu

Two Sections   We’ll sometimes meet together and

sometimes separate   We’ll announce section assignments on

Thursday

Expected background   This course has cs147 as a prerequisite – we’ll

assume basic HCI knowledge.   You’re also responsible for having sufficient

skills in your group to “do the projects”

For Thursday Complete P1: Thoughtless acts Buy a sketch book and start using it for

your idea log

? Questions