Human-Computer Interaction 2014

Question 1

Describe the advantages and disadvantages of gesture input for human-computer
interaction.

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Question 2

Discuss the three different classes of gestures and the types of interactions they
afford. For each, give an example of the hardware that might be used for sensing.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Discuss the four main factors that make speech recognition difficult to use in
HCI.

Answer 3

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Question 4

How might you design a speech interaction to deal with these issues?

Answer 4

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Question 5

Describe the simple two-dimensional model of CSCW systems with an example
for each part of the model.

Answer 5

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Question 6

Ethnography is “the scientific description of peoples and cultures with their
customs, habits and mutual differences”. What are the key principles that underlie
its use in CSCW?

Answer 6

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Question 7

Why is it important to consider people with a wide range of abilities when
designing a user interface?

Answer 7

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Question 8

Compare and contrast, with examples, some of the different technologies used by
people with visual impairments to enable them to interact with computer systems.

Answer 8

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