HCI guest lectures Flashcards
(30 cards)
What are mobile and distributed applications?
Applications designed for mobile devices, including use cases, architecture, and application types.
What is involved in the development of smart mobile clients?
Development includes local data storage and network communication.
What sensors are practically used in mobile applications?
Sensors such as GPS, camera, microphone, and accelerometer.
What aspects are important in testing and deploying applications?
Push-based applications and applications for the mobile internet (HTML/CSS).
What considerations are there for mobile development?
Different platforms and tools, robustness, security considerations, and data protection.
What is Human Computer Interaction (HCI)?
HCI involves novel forms of interaction and internationalization.
What data formats are commonly used in mobile applications?
Formats such as XML or JSON.
What is a digital ecosystem?
A group of interconnected information technology resources that can function as a unit.
How is Information Technology (IT) evaluation defined?
Specific principles, methods, and tools for assessing the potential value of IT and its contribution to needs or organizational competitiveness.
What is usability evaluation?
Evaluating effectiveness, efficiency, and user satisfaction in relation to using a product.
What is user experience evaluation?
Evaluating the user’s feelings while using a product, including emotions, trust, engagement, and aesthetics.
What is a knowledge base?
A compilation of all knowledge about specific issues (individual, organizational, social).
What is the importance of disaster preparedness?
Empowering citizens with knowledge and skills to act effectively during disasters and crises.
What is the IM-prepared mobile application designed for?
Enhancing disaster preparedness through interactive, location-based walks simulating real-life disaster scenarios.
What are the game modes in the IM-prepared application?
Distant mode and on-site mode.
What types of tasks are included in the IM-prepared application?
Information content, mini games, quizzes/assessments, and augmented reality tasks.
Why are usability and user experience evaluations important?
They improve usability and serve as selling arguments for products.
What are some limitations of usability evaluations?
Difficult design for engineers, user consideration, test selection, and cost.
What are the steps in the evaluation process?
Develop from idea to final product through several iterations.
What is a persona in user experience design?
A description of a typical user used as a surrogate to understand user needs.
What is a scenario in user experience design?
A story that describes how a persona interacts with a product.
What is UX?
User Experience (UX) is how a user interacts with and experiences a product, system, or service.
Why is UX important?
A well-designed UX increases usability and satisfaction, helping users achieve their goals efficiently.
What is accessibility in product design?
Ensuring that everyone, including people with disabilities, can use and enjoy a product.
