Assignment #01: Bubble Diagrams

Introduction to Human/Computer Interaction
CS 5540/6540

DUE:  Fri, 9 Sep 2011 (11:59 pm)


General Task:

In teams of two, create a sequence of progressively refined bubble diagrams with text description explaining what is being illustrated. Final diagram should reveal the final floorplan as it actually exists. Although accurate scaling is not necessary, a representative scale should be applied to the final floor plane.

Requirements:

Interview a representative for a space that hosts significant activity, someone intimately familiar with its use and the traffic flow for several individuals who use the space. Treat this exercise as an inquiry about lifestyle and flow requirements.

Based on your interviews, create a sequence of bubble diagrams, perhaps with an interveening interview to enhance your grasp of how the space is used. Be sure to incorporate any constraints that inhibited the original design.

Finally, compare your sense of optimal layout specification with what actually exists in use, i.e., contrast your design vis-à-vis the existing instance. Which comes closer to serving the true needs, your analysis or the existing space?

Submittal:

Create a composite file called bubble.Lastname1.Lastname2.pdf . Make sure it shows the Standard Assignment Info Block at the top of the file.

It is VERY important to name this EXACTLY as indicated, because the file will be retrieved relying on this scheme. Departure from this naming template will cause the file to appear to not be submitted, and engender negative consequences. Describe and document the experience, and indicate the level of success the process has achieved, in your opinion.

Submit in a manner like:
  >handin cs5540 assign_01 bubble.Lastname1.Lastname2.pdf