Advanced topics in HCI Flashcards
Define: Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
The support of collaborative activities and their coordination through computer systems
What is CSCW also known as?
Groupware
The only category of CSCW that supports true
face-to-face interactions
Same place same time
Examples of same place same time
Decision rooms
Single display groupware
Shared tables
Wall displays
Roomware
Primarily supports continuous tasks
Same place different time
Examples of same place different time
Team rooms
Large public display
Shift work groupware
Project management
Primarily focuses on remote interactions
Different place same time
Examples of different place same time
Video conferencing
Instant messaging
Virtual worlds
Shared remote screens
Multiuser editors
Primarily supports communication and coordination
Different place different time
Examples of different place different time
Bulletin boards
Forums
Blogs
Group calendars
Version control
Wikis
Define: Information visualization
The visual representation of abstract data to
reinforce human cognition
List the types of visualizations
Graphs Tables Time charts Network charts Structure diagrams Process diagrams Maps Cartograms Icons
List network chart examples
Flow charts
Org charts
Pert charts
Decision trees
Define: 3D user interface
A user interface that utilizes 3D interaction
Define: 3D interaction
The process of communication between human users
and computers in a real-world, 3D space
List 5 common 3D interaction techniques
Selection
Manipulation
Travel
System control
Symbolic input
Define: Selection techniques
Interaction techniques used to acquire or
identify one or more objects from a set of
available objects
List 5 categories of selection techniques
Touching
Pointing
Occlusion
Enclosure
Indirect
Define: Manipulation techniques
interaction techniques used to position,
rotate, or scale objects within a virtual world
List 4 categories of manipulation techniques
Hand-centered
Offset-based
Proxy
Indirect
Define: Travel techniques
Interaction techniques used to move the user in
a desired direction or to a target location
List the 7 categories of travel techniques
Physical locomotion
Device-based
Steering
Selection-based
Manipulation-based
Scaling-based
Viewpoint orientation
Define: System control techniques
Interaction techniques used to issue a command to the system to perform a function, change the mode of interaction or change the system state
List 4 categories of system control techniques
Graphic menus
Voice commands
Gestural commands
Tools
Define: Symbolic input techniques
Interaction techniques used to communicate symbolic information to the system
List 4 categories of symbolic input techniques
Keyboard-based
Pen-based
Gesture-based
Speech-based
Define: Mixed reality
A real and computer-generated 3D world experienced from a first-person point of view
Define: Augmented reality
A real 3D world augmented with computer-generated stimuli experienced from a first-person point of view
Define: Virtual reality
An entirely computer-generated 3D world experienced from a first-person point of view
