Assignment #3: Affordance and Mapping

Intro to Human/Computer Interaction
CS 5540/6540

DUE:   21 Sept 2011 (11:59 pm)


General Task:

Working in teams of two, create a list of interface issues that you recognized while watching the video clip about Three Mile Island. Be specific in identifying the scenario: When did it occur? What was wrong with the interface design? What were the consequences at TMI? Give some suggestions for improvements. Can you imagine a similar interface design flaw occurring today, perhaps in some other (not necessarily involving a reactor panel, or causing similarly grave) context?

Requirements:

The idea is to create concise, trenchant remarks. We are not looking for verbose responses. By the project due date, turn in a .pdf   file to cs5540 assign_02.

Submittal:

Make sure your submitted document shows the Standard Assignment Info Block at the top of the file.

It is 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.



Please assign the indicated filename and conform to the following syntax:

 

>handin

cs5540

assign_02

 TMI.Lastname1.Lastname2.pdf

 
Only hand-in once under CADE login of Lastname1.