Week 2 - 25th OCT

Interaction Design

Interaction design is heavily focused on satisfying the needs and desires of the people who will use the product. It aims to define and facilitate interaction between human beings by means of a product or a service. It focuses on the possibilities to create and encourage behavior facilitating an exchange between people.

HCI

The human–computer interface can be described as the point of communication between the human user and the computer. The flow of information between the human and computer is defined as the loop of interaction. The loop of interaction has several aspects to it including:

·        Task Environment: The conditions and goals set upon the user.

·        Machine Environment: The environment that the computer is connected to, i.e. a laptop in a college student's dorm room.

·        Areas of the Interface: Non-overlapping areas involve processes of the human and computer not pertaining to their interaction. Meanwhile, the overlapping areas only concern themselves with the processes pertaining to their interaction.

·       Input Flow: The flow of information that begins in the task environment, when the user has some task that requires using their computer.

·      Output: The flow of information that originates in the machine environment.

·      Feedback: Loops through the interface that evaluate, moderate, and confirm processes as they pass from the human through the interface to the computer and back.

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