January 8

Lecture: Course Introduction (pdf)

Assigned: P1: Errors
Assigned: Idea Logs
Due: Questionnaire

Read: What's an Idea Log?

January 9 (CS247L)

These sessions are at the prl. You can attend this when its convenient for you. Sign up for a safety session here

January 10

Due: P1 Posters

Do: P1 critique in sections, announce groups for P2

Assigned: P2: Getting Rid of Things

Read: Norman on Errors

Guest: Eric Paulos, Urban Computing

Do: Intro to Sketching, Bill's Interactivity Framework

January 16 (CS247L)

CS 247L: Introduction to Photoshop and Illustrator (Mike Krieger)

Due: Observation Reports, P2 Brainstorming Artifacts

Guest: Kristian Simsarian, Bodystorming

January 22

Due: P2 Skits, Final Script/Storyboard

Do: P2 Critique

January 23 (CS247L)

CS 247L: Flash I (Ty Lettau)

January 24

Bring: Idea Logs

Assigned: P3/P4: Topic: Getting Rid of More Things

Do:Idea Log discussion and feedback. Choose pairs for P3.

lecture: TBA

January 29

Bring: Initial P3 Proposal and Related Designs

Debrief on P2
Studio on initial ideas
Discussion of Models and metaphors (see 147 slides)
Review on prototyping (see 147 slides)
Paper prototyping exercise

January 30 (CS247L)

CS 247L: Flash II (Ty Lettau)

January 31

Bring: Interaction on Paper

Do: Wizard of Oz exercise, Personas,
Studio on paper prototypes

February 5

Bring: Initial Software Prototype and Paper Prototype

Lecture: Heuristic Evaluation

Do: Heuristic Evaluation of Initial Prototypes

February 6 (CS247L)

CS 247L: Mobile Interaction I (Dean Eckles)

February 7

Bring: Prototype Iteration

Lecture: Visual Design

February 12

Bring: Refined Visual Design

Do: Visual Design Critique

February 13 (CS247L)

CS 247L: Mobile Interaction II (Dean Eckles)

February 14

Due: Final P3 Demonstration, Heuristic Evaluation

Do: P3 Critique

Assigned: P4: Topic: Integrating Physical and Digital in Context

February 19

Bring: Initial P4 Proposal

Guest: Paul Dourish, Embodied Interaction

Do: Work with new P4 teams

February 20 (CS247L)

Meet at CCRMA

CS 247L: Physical Computing with Arduino (Bjoern Hartmann)

February 21

Bring: Initial P4 Prototype

Lecture: User Testing (Professor Klemmer's slides from last year)

Do: P4 studio

February 26

Due: P4 User Test Plan

Do: P4 studio

Professor Winograd out

February 27 (CS247L)

Meet at CCRMA

CS 247L: Soldering & electronics (Bjoern Hartmann & Bill Verplank)

February 28

Bring: Initial P4 User Test Results and Current Prototype

Lecture: Input Techniques (Scott Klemmer)

Do: P4 studio

Professor Winograd out

March 4

Bring: Idea Log and Current P4 Prototype

Lecture: Social Computing

Do: Idea log discussion/feedback and P4 studio

March 5 (CS247L)

CS 247L: Video editing (TBD)

March 6

Bring: Second P4 User Test Results and Current Prototype

Do: P4 studio

March 11

Due: 1 Minute Practice Pitch

Do: Work on P4 presentations

March 12 (CS247L)

No Lab

March 13

Due: P4 Refined Prototype and User Test Results Writeup (turned in)

Do: 5 minute demonstration of your team's prototype and test results (video/photos okay, but no slides/slickness/etc)

Final Presentation Details Below -- good luck on your projects!