Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Week 1: What is User Interface?

UPDATE: 8:10pm 1/26/10 - Comments have been fixed - you should be able to use any OpenID login to make a comment to this blog! Email me if you have any issues posting.
UPDATE: 9:22am 1/27/10 - Added link to how to set up your student web space. 

In the repository: lecture slides

Reminder: there will be a reading quiz at the beginning of class next week.

Homework Reading:
  1. "It's the User Interface, Stupid" - http://www.technicat.com/writing/ui.html 
  2.  "What reading Tufte won’t teach you: Interface design guidelines" -  http://glyphobet.net/blog/essay/269  
  3. Looney Labs Harry Teasly - "Game Interface Design" - http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.16/guest/
  4. PC Mag - "User Interface Defined" - http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=user+interface&i=53558,00.asp
Homework Activities: 
  1. Take a look at the class syllabus and schedule in the class documents.
  2. Set up a basic web page where you will link and upload your assignments. You have student web space, same as you've used for other classes; or you may use your own private space. Ask a classmate if you need help setting this up, or let me know. Login info and guide to setting up your site in our class document repository.Alternatively, you may also use Google Docs and share a folder of docs for your work for this class. (You are welcome to digitally post your work in whatever format, as long as you provide the link in the comments to turn your work in each week.) 
  3. Join this class blog. (Do this early in the week.)
  4. Once you've joined the blog, post a brief hello reply to this message. Include your name, email address, and home website url.This is how I am collecting your contact info!

    24 comments:

    1. Michael Larrabee
      michaelk.larrabee@gmail.com

      This is the google docs folder where I will be posting my work.

      Interface Design

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    3. Name: Marcus Whitfield
      Email: marcus120488@hotmail.com
      Blog:http://meshrealms.blogspot.com/

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    4. Hello to all. Looking forward to meeting and getting to know all of you.

      Name: Brett Harvey
      Mail: brett.harvey83@gmail.com
      Space: COSC 497 - Interface Design

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    5. Name: Philip Lande
      Email: philiplande3@gmail.com
      URL: http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/lande_p/COSC497/

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    6. Name: Antonio Mitchell
      Email: antonio1284@gmail.com
      URL: http://antoniomitchell.webs.com/

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    7. Brian Perry

      brian.perry@ubalt.edu

      http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/perry_b/COSC497/

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    10. Will Isaacs
      william.isaacs@ubalt.edu

      Third time's a charm:

      http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/isaacs_w/TempWeb/CreativeInspiration.html

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    11. Name: Shawn Freeman
      E-mail: Magus_ZSF@hotmail.com

      Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4Nb_5yNuztjZDMzYmZkZGQtYjQ4YS00NGZjLTlmNGQtM2U0Zjk4ZjY0MTg4&hl=en

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    12. Chris Gardner
      ckgardner88@gmail.com
      http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/gardner_c/website/index.html

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    13. NAME: Christina Freeman

      EMAIL: suenammi@yahoo.com

      Website: Christina's UB Site

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    14. Name: Brian White

      Email: TheCaptainWhite@Gmail.com

      Webspace: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dggkg2pd_9fhzt43fn

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    15. Kristy Keaton

      kristy.victoria@gmail.com

      http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/keaton_k/

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    16. David Noonan

      noonan1487@gmail.com

      https://sites.google.com/site/davidthetwitchnoonan/school/cosc-497---102

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    17. Matt Burroughs

      matt.burro@gmail.com


      Where I will be posting work: Interface Design

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    18. Zachary Fritz

      Zachfritz@gmail.com

      I will be posting work here

      Zach's work for interface design

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    19. Name: Peter Quattrociocchi III
      E-mail Address: pquattrociocchi@live.com
      Home Website URL: http://student-iat.ubalt.edu/students/1142080

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    20. clayton donaldson

      ace1tennis@echoes.net

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    21. Hi Brittany, this is Curtis. My blog site is www.curtobj.blogspot.com. This is here my assignments and links to them will be placed.

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