Human-Computer
Interface Technology

Fall 2006

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HCI Lecture and Laboratory Schedule: Fall 2006
Up To Midterm Break

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Date Lecture Reading Labs/Assignments/Exams
Sept. 18, Mon.
First Class
Overview of Class
Interface Introduction (after Bill Verplank)
Fitts' Law (the one theory in HCI??)
<---Notes,
and
Fitts 1954
Assignment 1, Due Mon., Sept. 25th
Working with computers:
Observe, Sketch, Think, Improve, Write-Up
Sept. 20, Wed. Design of Input Devices (from Shumin Zhai)
A nice interview with Doug Engelbart
Verplank, Oliver on Mouse Useability Design
How the Mouse Works and more about MEECE
How an Optical Mouse Works
<--Notes Lab #1: Input Devices: Human Factors
Due Monday, October 2nd
(Read here what a good lab report should have)
Sept. 25, Mon. Basic Physics Overview/Intro
Basic Electronics Intro/Overview
<--Notes Assignment 1 due
Sept. 27, Wed. Principles of Sensors, Resistors, Capacitors, More <--Notes Lab #2: Input Devices: Resistive Sensors
Due Monday, October 9
Oct. 2, Mon. Signal Conditioning / Preprocessing / Data Acquisition
BioMuse and Radio Baton Sensor/Controller Systems
<--Notes Lab 1 Due Today
Oct. 4, Wed. George Miller's Magical Number of 7 +/- 2
User input via Eye Tracking
Also Some on Faces in General.
<--Notes Lab #3: Piezo and Capacitive Sensors
Due Monday, October 23
Assignment 2, 7 +/- 2
Due Monday, October 16
Oct. 9, Mon. BioMetrics
Muscle groups, Isometric/Isotonic activity
6-DOF Input Control
<--Notes
and Zhai's Paper
*** Lab 2 Due ***
Oct. 16, Mon. Serial I/O, MIDI <--Notes .
Oct. 18, Wed. Psychophysical Measurements
Auditory Display
<--Notes
Oct. 23, Mon. Sound Synthesis
3-D Audio
Kemar ... HEAD ... MTB
<--Notes Assignment 3
Due Monday November 6
Oct. 25, Wed. Haptics at the User Interface
Steering and Steering with Haptics
Sensory Substitution
<--Notes Projects!! ... Ideas!
First Ideas Due November 8
10/28-11/5 BREAK WEEK ... BREAK WEEK ... BREAK WEEK ... BREAK BREAK WEEK

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