Human Computer Interaction
CSC 212/412, Spring of 2017
(Mon and Wed, 2: 3:15 pm, B & L 106)

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Date Lecture Assignments Supplemental Materials
Course Policy, Intro to HCI
1/18/2017 Kickoff   What is HCI?
NeedFinding
1/23/2017 History of HCI, NeedFinding   As you may think, Video: Insights into NeedFinding, NeedFinding: A tool for Directing Robotics Research and Development
1/25/2017 NeedFinding [cont] Homework 1
Prototyping
1/30/2017 Prototyping   Prototyping tools and techniques, SketchWizard: Wizard of OZ Prototyping of Pen-based User Interfaces
2/1/2017 In class prototyping session Homework 2  
Evaluation Techniques
2/6/2017  Experiments & qualitative techniques   Why most published research findings are false
2/8/2017 Quantitative Techniques Homework 3  
Sensing Techniques
2/13/2017 Lip motion, Google glass, HoloLens   How to program Google glass, How to program the HoloLens, Getting started w/ Lipmotion
2/15/2017 Final project brainstorming session/Team formation    
2/20/2017 MIDTERM    
2/22/2017 Affective Computing (Facial expression processing) Homework 4 Automated Face Analysis for Affective Computing
User Interfaces
2/27/2017 Interaction Techniques (gestures) Rough draft of project proposal is due  
3/1/2017 Interaction Techniques (speech) Homework 5  
3/6/2017  Canceled class Final draft of project proposal is due  
Special topics in HCI
3/8/2017 Crowd Computing  Project website goes live  
3/13/2017 Spring break    
3/15/2017 Spring break    
3/20/2017 Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing   Mindless Computing, EQ-Radio: Emotion Recognition using Wireless Signals, Delboeuf Illusion
3/22/2017 Designing User Interfaces Homework 6  
3/27/2017 Designing User Interfaces (efficiency)    
3/29/2017 Designing user interfaces (safety)    
4/3/2017 Mid-semester low-fidelity review of final projects    
4/5/2017 Wearable computing   BioLogic, DuoSkin, Wearable Computing, Interview w/ Sherry Turkle
4/10/2017 Design of Autonomous Vehicles   Social dilemma of Autonomous Vehicles, Trolley Problem, Tragedy of the commons, Moral Machines, Unexpected Consequences of Self-driving Cars
4/12/2017 Design of Intelligent Virtual Agents   Sitepal
4/17/2017 No class    
4/19/2017 Prototype Testing in class High fidelity review of final projects  
Final project presentations
4/24/2017 Final project presentations    
4/26/2017 Final project presentations    
5/1/2017 No class (prepare for the showcase)    
5/3/2017 Final project showcase