IS 2470 Interactive Systems

NOTES: 10/22/00

          Further readings on GOMS modeling beyond excellent coverage in chapter 4 of Raskin can be found at: kieras..  For the web-based application you should: 1) perform task analyses for activities supported by your system (use clock radio as example) 2) construct several usage scenarios (see Appliance book) 3) construct Key-stroke level GOMS models for these scenarios.  Alter & document design changes as suggested by these analyses.

 

          The SDK link in the syllabus has been orphaned.. the speech page has been relocated to  http://www.microsoft.com/speech

Syllabus

excerpt on sockets and Net package

Simple Java examples for 9/7

 

Ameritech's 10 rules

Some sources of design guidance for you HCI experiment/survey include the classic Smith & Moiser design guidelines from MITRE, and vendor design guides from IBM. Microsoft interface guidelines are no longer available on the Web

Calculator Behavior Checklist

primitive STD for calculator

Some state transition diagram references: STD in Booch OO design method and surprisingly, STD for COBOL