CS401A's Prelims: Human-Comp. Interact. 02.1

Question 1

CATEGORIES
Display layout,
information strucutre,
soliciting input,
output visualization,
design process and practice,
user experience,
general aesthetic

Answer 1

CRITERIA
General HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) Design

Question 2

CATEGORIES
Age/Generation,
disability/accessibility,
occupation,
consumer group,
culture,
gender

Answer 2

CRITERIA
User Type

Question 3

CATEGORIES
Mobile/handheld,
large display/virtual reality,
public installation,
operating system/network,
embedded,
desktop

Answer 3

CRITERIA
Platform/System Setup

Question 4

CATEGORIES
Private,
public,
design style/identity

Answer 4

CRITERIA
Vendor/Organization

Question 5

CATEGORIES
Windows,
icon,
mouse,
and pointer (WIMP);
Non-WIMP;
3D;
Multimodal

Answer 5

CRITERIA
Interface Style/Modality

Question 6

CATEGORIES
Location,
time,
noise/lighting,
bodily constraints

Answer 6

CRITERIA
Task/Operational Context

Question 7

CATEGORIES
Game,
media,
e-commerce,
design/editing,
social network service

Answer 7

CRITERIA
Applications

Question 8

These are the specific HCI guidelines summarized by Tidwell:

Answer 8

Fast status information,
Minimize typing and control on mixed input,
Intense task focus to lessen confusion in a highly dense information space
Large hit targets for an easy and correct selection and manipulation
Efficient use of screen space.