Human-Computer Interaction: An Empirical Research Perspective

author: MacKenzie

1. Historical Context
2. The Human Factor
3. Interaction Elements
4. Scientific Foundations
5. Designing HCI Experiments
6. Hypothesis Testing
7. Modeling Interaction
8. Writing and Publishing a Research Paper

An Introduction to Human Factors Engineering

author: Wickens, Lee, Liu, Becker

1. Human Factors Engineering
2. Design and Evaluation Methods
3. Visual Sensory System
4. Auditory, Tactile, and Vestibular System
5. Cognition    —   see Readings
6. Decision Making    —   see Readings
7. Displays
8. Controls
9. Engineering Anthropometry and Workspace Design
10. Biomechanics at Work
11. Work Physiology
12. Stress and Workload
13. Safety, Accidents, and Human Error
14. Human-Computer Interaction
15. Automation
16. Transportation Human Factors
17. Selection and Training
18. Social Factors
19. Research Methods

Sketching User Experiences: The Workbook

authors: Buxton, Marquardt, Carpendale, Greenberg

1. Getting Into the Mood
2. Introduction: Sketching the User Experience
3. Why Should I Sketch?: A Synopsis of Buxton’s Sketching User Experiences: Getting
4. The Sketchbook: Your Basic Resource for Recording, Developing, Showing and Archiving Ideas
5. 10 Plus 10: Descending the Design Funnel: Developing 10 Different Ideas and Refinements of Selected Ideas
6. Sampling the Real World
7. Scribble Sketching: Rapidly Sketching Out Ideas – Anywhere, Anytime – to Capture the Essence of that Idea
8. Sampling with Cameras: Capturing Trigger Moments
9. Collecting Images & Clippings: Becoming a Semi-Organized Hunter/Gatherer
10. Toyboxes and Physical Collections: Collecting Physical Stuff
11. Sharing Found Objects: Seeing Each Other’s Collections to Encourage Conversation
12. The Single Image
13. Warm Up to Sketching: A Sketching Exercise You Can Always Learn From
14. Sketching What You See: An Exercise on Drawing Accurately
15. Sketching Vocabulary: Drawing Objects, People, and Their Activities
16. The Vanilla Sketch: Basic Elements Of A Sketch: Drawing, Annotations, Arrows and Notes
17. The Collaborative Sketch: Sketching to Brainstorm, Express Ideas and Mediate Interaction
18. Slideware for Drawing: Exploiting Commonly Available Digital Presentation Tools for Sketch Drawing
19. Sketching with Office Supplies: Using Commonly Available Office Supplies to Create Editable Sketches
20. Templates: Pre-Draw the Constant, Non-Changeable Parts of Your Sketch as a Template that You Can Use and Reuse
21. Photo Traces: Create Collections of Sketch Outlines that Form the Basis of Composed Sketches
22. Hybrid Sketches: Combining Sketches With Photos
23. Sketching with Foam Core: Sketching in a Physical Medium
24. Snapshots in Time: The Visual Narrative
25. Sequential Storyboards: Visually Illustrating an Interaction Sequence Over Time
26. The State Transition Diagram: A Way to Visually Illustrate Interaction States, Transitions and Decision Paths Over Time
27. The Branching Storyboard: Visually Illustrating Interaction Decisions Over Time
28. The Narrative Storyboard: Telling a Story About Use and Context Over Time
29. Animating the User Experience
30. The Animated Sequence: Animating a Single Interaction Sequence of Registered Images
31. Motion Paths: Smoothly Animating Movement Emphasizes the Feeling of Interaction
32. Branching Animations: Animating Different Interaction Paths in a Branching Sequence
33. Keyframes and Tweening: Creating More Complex Animations
34. Linear Video: Using a Movie to Illustrate an Interaction Sequence With Paper
35. Involving Others
36. Uncovering the Initial Mental Model: Discovering How People Initially Interpret Your Sketched Interface From its Visuals
37. Wizard of Oz: A Human ‘Wizard’ Controls How Your Sketch Responds to a Person’s Interactions
38. Think Aloud: Discovering What People are Thinking as they Use Your Sketched Interface
39. Sketch Boards: Arrange Your Sketches On Poster Boards to Share them With Others
40. The Review: Presenting Your Ideas and Getting Others to Critique Them