| Week
| Date
| Topic(s)
| Reading(s)
NOTE: "Textbook" is the smaller, black & yellow book by Buxton
"Workbook" is the white book by Greenberg et al.
| Deliverable(s)
|
|---|
| 1
| 2 April
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- Course overview
- Interacting in Ubicomp environments
- Introduction to sketching and prototyping
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- Textbook, pp. 22-39, 72-103 (design and the relationship between design & research)
- (OPTIONAL) Textbook, pp. 40-61 (Apple case study)
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- CP: Introduce yourself on the class wiki
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| 2
| 9 April
|
- The design critique
- Sketching, part I
- Group project "madness"
Design Critique Slides ( pdf)
|
- Textbook, pp. 126-133 (experience design)
- Textbook, pp. 104-125, 134-151 (sketching)
- Textbook, pp. 152-165, 200-204 (sharing sketches)
- Workbook, sections 3-3.6; 6.5
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- CP: Complete the group project sign-up form by Wednesday, 11 April, 5:00pm
|
| 3
| 16 April
|
- Crit 1
- Sketching, part II (Hybrid and physical sketches)
|
- Textbook, pp. 174-185, 276-281 (sketching++)
- Textbook, pp. 330-347, 370-391 (paper prototypes)
- Workbook, sections 3.7-3.11
|
- IA: Exercise 1: Sketches
- GP: Articulation of the design problem (Due Wednesday, April 19 by 5:00pm PDT)
- CP: Lead/participate in crit 1
|
| 4
| 23 April
|
- Crit 2
- The visual narrative (Storyboards)
Guest Presenter: Matt Roberts, Walt Disney Animation Studios
- Presenting sketches: Sketch boards
Auxiliary Reading: Chapter excerpt from Quesenbery & Brooks (2010). Storytelling for User Experience. New York: Rosenfield. ( pdf)
|
- Textbook, pp. 282-297 (sequencing images)
- Workbook, chapter 4 and section 6.4
|
- IA: Exercise 2: Hybrid and physical sketches
- CP: Lead/participate in crit 2
|
| 5
| 30 April
|
- Crit 3
- Animating the user experience
- Group project mid-term poster session
Animating the user experience slides from Saul Greenberg's course ( ppt)
|
- Textbook, pp. 298-307 (simple animation)
- Workbook, chapter 5
|
- IA: Exercise 3: Storyboards
- GP: Mid-term poster presentations
- CP: Lead/participate in crit 3
|
| 6
| 7 May
|
NO LECTURE: CHI 2012 CONFERENCE
Intensive group project work week
|
| 7
| 14 May
|
- Crit 4
- Role-playing and video sketches
|
- Textbook, pp. 261-275 (theatrical sketches)
- Textbook, pp. 308-329, 348-369 (video envisionment)
|
- IA: Exercise 4: Animated sequence
- CP: Lead/participate in crit 4
|
| 8
| 21 May
|
- Crit 5
- From sketches to prototypes: Introducing computation
Guest Presenter: Dr. Khai Truong, University of Toronto
Prototyping Ubicomp Systems slides ( pdf)
|
- Textbook, pp. 244-259 (interactive prototypes)
|
- IA: Exercise 5: Video sketch
(small group submissions OK)
- CP: Lead/participate in crit 5
|
| 9
| 28 May
|
NO LECTURE: Memorial Day Holiday
Group project meetings with instructor throughout the week
|
| 10
| 4 June
|
- Individual project crit
- Involving others (Wizard of Oz, Think Aloud)
Week 10 Main Slides ( pdf)
|
- Textbook, pp. 234-243 (Wizard of Oz)
- Textbook, pp. 392-399 (Are you talking to me?)
- Textbook, pp. 407-419 (Final thoughts)
- Workbook, sections 6-6.3
|
- IA: Exercise 6: Interactive sketch/prototype
(small group submissions OK)
- IA/CP: Lead/participate in individual project crit
|
| Finals
| 11 June (Monday), 7-9pm
|
- Final group project presentations/demos
7:00-7:15 Digital Classroom Economy
7:15-7:30 Videodome
7:30-7:45 Diesel iPad
7:45-8:00 ...Food Bank Donations
8:00-8:15 Mobile Chat Reader
8:15-8:30 Capturing "Sparks" in the Wild
8:30-8:45 Something Happened Here
8:45-9:00 ...Borrowing Privacy Expertise
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- IA: Individual design project portfolio due
- GP: Final presentations/demos
- GP: Final portfolio due
- GP: Self & peer evaluation forms due
- CP: All students are required to attend final presentations
All deliverables must be submitted at the beginning of the final examination period in order to receive full credit.
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