User Interface Strategies (UIS) 1991

A Live Satellite TV Broadcast 1991 University of Maryland Instructional Television Organized by Ben Shneiderman

1) Motivation for increased interest in USI(0:23)     MPG (12.1 Mb)     You Tube

• Lifecycle critical systems for expert Users
• High Volume commercial applications
• Novice, discretionary and intermittent users
• Exploration and creativity

1) Serving the User(0:23)     MPG (12.1 Mb)     You Tube

• Right set of functions
• Good security, safety, availability
• Standardization, portability, integration
• Speed: response time and display rate for keeping users happy.

2) Scientific Approach(0:26)           MPG (15.2 MB)     You Tube

• Start with theoretical base
• Specify users an dtasks
• Predict and measure time to learn, speed of performance, human errors
• Assess subjective satisfaction by using questionnaire
• Distinguish users while designing user interfaces like for e.g. elderly people

3) Design Issues(0:18)           MPG (9.65 MB)     You Tube

• Input devices
• Menus, commands, forms
• Direct manipulation
• O/p devices and formats

4) Successful User Interfaces(0:19)           MPG (10 MB)     You Tube

• Usability Lab and iterative testing
• UI Management Systems
• Guidelines documents

5) Public Access Computing(3:28)           MPG (106 MB)     You Tube

• Zero trial Learning
• Engaging color graphics, video, text, sound
• Clear Purpose
• Touch screens for museums, libraries,
• National Gallery of art demoTech 2000
• Sales and Information
• Keyboard demo
• Message board demo

6) Home Automation Control(3:09)           MPG (96.4 MB)     You Tube

• Demo by Custom Commands
• Toggle Demo
• Playpen Demo

7) Collaborative Technology(5:30)           MPG (363 MB)     You Tube

•   Synchronous and remote (Multiple people at the same time)
•   Synchronous and Local( Electronic meeting rooms, group decision support systems, electronic classrooms)
•   Teaching theater

8) Goals(0:19)           MPG (11 MB)     You Tube

• Research: theory and experimentation
• Practical approaches
• Usability labs and iterative testing
• UI Management Systems
• Guideline Documents
• Impact on users in terms of quality, productivity and satisfaction
• Impact on Society: peace health food, safety, comfort, pleasure, self actualization

Questions? Email: hcilinfo@cs.umd.edu