| Week | Date | Homework | |
| 1 | Sep 29 | What is HCI? The need for design patterns. | See "Homework 1" on Wiki. Due by 8AM (CST) Thursday, 1st Oct. |
| 1 | Oct 1 | Usability; Mental models; Affordances | 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. |
| 2 | Oct 5 | (Visual) Perception | 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. |
| 2 | Oct 8 | (Re) Action | 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. |
| 3 | Oct 12 | Designing User Studies (long lecture) | 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!). |
| 4 | Oct 15 | Work on your mini-project 1 (no lecture, last week was double lecture) | Work on your mini-project 1.. Due by Tuesday 28th Oct, 8AM (submit all materials via forms and come present in the live class!). |
| 4 | Oct 19 | Writing and Presenting | Work on your mini-project 1.. Due by Tuesday 28th Oct, 8AM (submit all materials via forms and come present in the live class!). |
| 5 | Oct 27 | Presenting results from your project (5 mins talk, everyone speaks min. 1 min) | |
| 5 | Nov 3 | Understanding User Studies & Perception | 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. |
| 6 | Nov 9 | Prototyping Interfaces | 3D print file + paper & high-fidelity prototypes. Due by 3D print: Friday 13th Nov, 5PM and Paper+Hi-fi prototype: 16th Nov 10AM. |
| 6 | Nov 9 | Rapid Prototyping | 3D print file + paper & high-fidelity prototypes. Due by 3D print: Friday 13th Nov, 5PM and Paper+Hi-fi prototype: 16th Nov 10AM. |
| 7 | Nov 16 | 3DUI | 3DUI optional homework (replaces your lowest homework grade) See wiki for instructions.. Due by Friday Nov 20th, 5PM. |
| 7 | Nov 16 | AUI | Audio-based homework (see wiki for details). Due by Tue Nov24th 5PM (demo live in office hours + submit backup video until here). |
| 8 | Nov 23 | No class (thanksgiving break, but you can check out the Unity3D Tutorial specific to our mini project) | 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). |
| 10 | Dec 1 | Conclusions: rethinking the key challenges in designing interfaces | Work on your mini-project 2.. Due by Dec 10, 5PM (give your talk during office hours). |
| 11 | Dec 10 | Final Project presentations! | Work on your mini-project 2.. Due by Enjoy the break. . |
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