Interface Design - DMS 446/DMS 546
Department of Media Study, SUNY at Buffalo
SPRING 2008
Class: MW 5:00 - 6:50
Instructor: Al Larsen
Office Hour: 4:00-5:00 Mondays (CFA 288)
alarsen * at * buffalo * dot * edu

Description

Why do computer-based products succeed or fail? Many factors play into this equation, but one critical factor is interface of interaction design. Human-computer interaction (HCI) is the study of how humans use computers. Knowledge in this area is essential to producing successful applications. This class will explore current topics in HCI and interface design while developing application interfaces with a focus on useability. Students in this course should have Basic Digital Arts or the equivalent and be familiar with either web production (HTML and/or Dreamweaver) or Flash.

Course Announcements

2/4/08: Both books - The Design of Everyday Things (Norman) and Designing Interfaces (Tidwell) are now available at Talking Leaves Books (Main Street location).

Changed office hours: my office hours will be 4:00-5:00 Mondays (instead of Wednesdays) in CFA 288

Here is the link to the Fitts' Law interactive demo that some people were not able to access during class because of problems with the lab computers.

grads: a list of possible topics for oral presentations

reading: here is a pdf of the reading which we will discuss on Monday, February 4