11/28/2008 07:51:00 am

Information On Interaction Design

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Definition of Interaction Design


• Designing interactive products to support the way people communicate and interact in their everyday and working lives

– Sharp, Rogers and Preece (2007)



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• The design of spaces for human communication and interaction

– Winograd (1997)


Goals of Interaction Design


• Develop usable products

– Usability means easy to learn, effective to use and provide an enjoyable experience

• Involve users in the design process




What is involved in the process of interaction design


• Identifying needs and establishing requirements for the user experience

• Developing alternative designs to meet these

• Building interactive prototypes that can be communicated and assessed

• Evaluating what is being built throughout the process and the user experience it offers


Core characteristics of interaction design


• Users should be involved through the development of the project

• Specific usability and user experience goals need to be identified, clearly documented and agreed at the beginning of the project

• Iteration is needed through the core activitie



Usability goals


• Effective to use

• Efficient to use

• Safe to use

• Have good utility

• Easy to learn

• Easy to remember how to use

Reference: http://www.id-book.com



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