Final Grades Posted

Final grades have been posted and approved. You can check them via myub.

Best of luck to all of you, and thank you for an excellent semester.
-Brit

Final Exam

Exam is posted here.
Follow the directions and email your completed exam

Your Final Grade Hail Mary Pass

If you have anything that you want to resubmit to me, you can send me one email containing all of your issues by midnight Friday, May 7th. (I will be grading Saturday morning.)

I will dock late for for 10% off the top for being late.

I am grading with an iron fist. Make your updates count.

Also: test your links or file attachments. If I can not get to it, then I can not grade it.

Week 14: Heuristics & Usability

Lecture slides are in the repository.

Final Exam is next week. Study up! This will cover the entire course. 

Readings:

• Melissa Federoff thesis on heuristics - http://melissafederoff.com/heuristics_usability_games.html
• Jakob Nielson "10 Heuristics for User Interface" - http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic_list.html 
• Jakob Nielson "Usability 101"- http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030825.html
• Medlock et al. "Using the RITE method to improve products; a definition and a case study" - html version or download the doc

Usability Project:

1. Fill in the Critiques document in the repository: summarize what your classmates said, and describe your thoughts and plans for the revision.
2. Revise your screen mockup based on the feedback.
• This does NOT mean rebuild your entire screen; this means make an update based on feedback to improve the usability of what you have started. 
3. Post your critiques document and your updated mockup to the blog. 

DEEM Directory Flyer

At the IGDA meeting, a flyer was handed out about the Digital Entertainment and Emerging Media diectory for Maryland. If you'd like a copy of the fly or more info, I've posted a scan in the repository: DEEM Directory Info.

Assignments Clarification for Weeks 12 & 13

If you are missing something, get it to me asap.
If you have questions, email me so I can help.

Week 12:
Everyone needs to do the week 12 animation homework assignment.

Week 13:

• If you came to the IGDA meeting on 4/27 and signed in with me, then you get credit for week 13.You have no other assignments for week 13.
• If you did not attend the meeting, you need to send me the week 13 alternate assignment for class credit.

There is no other homework for week 13.

Week 13: Alternate Assignment

If you opt not to attend the IGDA meeting, please complete the short assignment below today 4/27/10 and email it to me.

Assignment:

• Last week's homework reading selected by Mr. Medina examined the rise and fall of sprite quality of several classic 2D sprite characters. 
• In just a few sentences, what are some of the characteristic differences between good sprites and sloppy/bad sprites? (Tell me "what went wrong" with the later development of some of those 2D sprites.)
• This is in place of the quiz and so I will decline any late work for this assignment. Also, in fairness, this is not available as extra credit if you also attend the IGDA meeting.
• Please email your response to me today, 4/27/10.

Homework:  
There is no homework assignment for this week.

Prep for next week:
Next class will be 5/4/10 on Usability in UI. Please have your skinned mockup assignment available online for easy access in class, as we will be doing an in-class activity with usability testing them.