Media Computing Project, SS 2009
Updates
Weekly Deadline Tuesdays 23:59.
Schedule
Times: Wed 14:00 - 17:00| Date | Talk Topic | Assignment |
|---|---|---|
| 08.04.2009 | no lab (CHI 2009) | |
| 15.04.2009 | Introduction, project distribution, group composition | Get to know your project |
| 22.04.2009 | Field Information Gathering Techniques | Web Log, Users/Tasks |
| 29.04.2009 | Task Analysis Expert Review Tools | Expert Reviews on Task Analysis |
| 06.05.2009 | Analyse Existing Systems | Conduct survey and user test |
| 13.05.2009 | Prototyping Techniques | Storyboards, Paper Prototype |
| 20.05.2009 | Free Work | Interactive Prototype |
| 27.05.2009 | Free Work | Prototype Evaluation |
| 03.06.2009 | no lab (Exkursionswoche) | |
| 10.06.2009 | no lab (Studieninformationstag) | |
| 17.06.2009 | Free Work | Work on final prototype |
| 24.06.2009 | Free Work | Work on final prototype |
| 01.07.2009 | Free Work | Work on final prototype |
| 08.07.2009 | Free Work | Work on final prototype |
| 15.07.2009 | Final Presentations |
Research Theme
We will bring usability into existing opensource projects.Despite the design challenge you will gain real-word experience in working with "customers".
projects: FileZilla, Mplayer
Challenge
- find current problems in the UI
- find new designs to enhance the usability
- convince the developers that your design helps the users
Deliverables
- prototypes (30%)
- evaluation reports (30%)
- web log (20%)
- 6 page summary (10%)
- final presentation (10%)
Interesting Links
Recommended Reading
- Floyd Fowler: Improving Survey Questions
- Hugh Beyer and Karen Holtzblatt: Contextual Design