Week
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Date
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Homework
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1
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Sep 29
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What is HCI? The need for design patterns.
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See "Homework 1" on Wiki.
Due by 8AM (CST) Thursday, 1st Oct.
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1
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Oct 1
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Usability; Mental models; Affordances
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See "Homework 2" on Wiki and you are invited to attend Chris
Harrisson's Distinguished HCI Lecture (Monday, Oct 5 on Zoom).
Due by 8AM (CST) Wed, 7th Oct.
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2
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Oct 5
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(Visual) Perception
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See "Homework 3" on Wiki (note that there are two pending
homeworks, you can submit them anytime prior to the deadlines, no need
to rush them last minute) .
Due by 8AM (CST) Thu, 8th Oct.
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2
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Oct 8
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(Re) Action
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See "Homework 4" on Wiki. (Also, join us for Anind Dey's distinguished HCI lecture or for Ada Lovelace Week 2020!).
Due by 8AM (CST), Wed 14th Oct.
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3
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Oct 12
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Designing User Studies (long lecture)
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No homework; go form groups for mini-project 1 (join us all week for Ada Lovelace Week: http://ada2020.plopes.org).
Due by 3.30PM Thursday, 17th Oct (earlier better!).
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4
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Oct 15
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Work on your mini-project 1 (no lecture, last week was double lecture)
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Work on your mini-project 1..
Due by Tuesday 28th Oct, 8AM (submit all materials via forms and come present in the live class!).
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4
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Oct 19
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Writing and Presenting
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Work on your mini-project 1..
Due by Tuesday 28th Oct, 8AM (submit all materials via forms and come present in the live class!).
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5
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Oct 27
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Presenting results from your project (5 mins talk, everyone speaks min. 1 min)
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5
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Nov 3
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Understanding User Studies & Perception
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Weber's Law + No matter what your political inclination is: go
vote. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Illinois allows any
voter to request a ballot by mail. You can also vote in person. Illinois
offers early voting..
Due by Thursday 5th Nov, 8AM.
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6
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Nov 9
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Prototyping Interfaces
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3D print file + paper & high-fidelity prototypes.
Due by 3D print: Friday 13th Nov, 5PM and Paper+Hi-fi prototype: 16th Nov 10AM.
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6
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Nov 9
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Rapid Prototyping
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3D print file + paper & high-fidelity prototypes.
Due by 3D print: Friday 13th Nov, 5PM and Paper+Hi-fi prototype: 16th Nov 10AM.
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7
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Nov 16
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3DUI
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3DUI optional homework (replaces your lowest homework grade) See wiki for instructions..
Due by Friday Nov 20th, 5PM.
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7
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Nov 16
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AUI
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Audio-based homework (see wiki for details).
Due by Tue Nov24th 5PM (demo live in office hours + submit backup video until here).
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8
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Nov 23
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No class (thanksgiving break, but you can check out the Unity3D Tutorial specific to our mini project)
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Final mini-project announced + attend Hiroshi's Distinguished HCI Lecture (Monday, Nov 30 on Zoom).
Due by Dec 10, 5PM (give your talk during office hours).
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10
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Dec 1
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Conclusions: rethinking the key challenges in designing interfaces
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Work on your mini-project 2..
Due by Dec 10, 5PM (give your talk during office hours).
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11
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Dec 10
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Final Project presentations!
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Work on your mini-project 2..
Due by Enjoy the break. .
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