Interactivity

CRI300 • Week 4

Design Critiques

• Held today after lecture
• 2-minutes to talk about your creation
• 3-minutes of questions from students
• Total of 5 critiques (will be announced)

How would you define Interactivity

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Human-to-human/artifact

Speech vs text-messaging

Hot & Cold mediums (MacLuhan)

UX • XD • UI

Interactive Design: design of meaningful uses of hardware systems

 

Interaction Design: design of hardware & system

Video killed the radio star

 

Internet killed the graphic designer?

MP3s • Vinyl

e-Reader • Library

iPad

• Released in 2010
• Fills the gab between mobile & desktop
• A giant iPod touch 
• Storefronts: iTunes, iBook, AppStore
• iPad guided tour (market not ready)

Digital Publishing

Publication of e-Books & digital magazines

• Digital repositories, marketplaces, libraries
• Similar methods to filesharing, blogging, and podcasting
• Avoid output & distribution costs: digital downloads
• Enhanced interactivity: multimedia, hyperlinks, diagrams
• Adobe Digital Publishing Suite

What are haptics?

• Use sense of touch
• Can be physical button or digital
• Should provide force feedback
• Physical movement has direct impact

Image: podlipensky.com

Haptic Considerations

• Minimum 'hit' areas when designing
• Vibration and texture as a response
• Improve precision by adjusting calculations
• Reduce movement requirements
  • Fitts' Law
  • Decrease distance to target
    Increase size of target

Usability

• Usable vs Useful
• The quality of practical use
• Effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction
• High usability:
  • Easy to learn
  • Aesthetically pleasing
  • Recoverability from errors
• First useful, then useable

User Needs

Functionality (solves)

Reliability (works)

Usability (easy)

Proficiency (empower)

Creativity (delight)