HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
HCI 101: Week 1: Session 1
Life in the Digital world
Dr. Sameer Sahasrabudhe
HUMAN
COMPUTER
INTERACTION
Outline
Focus of this week: Understanding the elements!
1.1 Understanding the ‘computer’ element1.2. How has this domain evolved?ACTIVITY 11.3. Assessing the user needs
1.4. Addressing the user needs
ACTIVITY 2
ACTIVITY
Form a group of 5 each
Topics would be allotted to each group
Think - Group - Share
Topics
01 & 11 - Books
02 & 12 - Clocks/Watches
03 & 13 - Games
04 & 14 - Cameras
05 & 15 - Radios
06 & 16 - Music players
07 & 17 -Thermo meters / Gluco meters
08 & 18 -Telephone diaries
09 & 19 - Phones
10 & 20 - ID cards
ACTIVITY
THINK
(Individually)
What was the form/function of this product earlier?
What were it's features?
What were it's shortcomings?
(Individually)
ACTIVITY
THINK
(Individually)
What was the form/function of this product earlier?
What were it's features?
What were it's shortcomings?
What is it after it became digital?
Which aspects have become more useful?
Is there something we miss about the older design?
(Individually)
ACTIVITY
GROUP
(Everyone in the group)
Try and consolidate the discussions in this format:
(Everyone in the group)
Analog version Digital version
ACTIVITY
SHARE
(Two groups come in the front and discuss)
The two groups having the similar products
will come up in the front and discuss about their perspectives
(Two groups come in the front and discuss)
will come up in the front and discuss about their perspectives
Discussion
What was the take away?
What is the impact of computers
on the way we interact with different objects?
OR
What is our impact on computers
in the way they interact with us?
HCI_Somaiya_W1_S1
By Sameer Sahasrabudhe
