midterm HCI Flashcards
(70 cards)
how humans use computer in general
HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
study of HCI began in FACTORIES
1980
provided an in depth interactions between humans and weapons
WWII
start of the HCI study
1949
prioritization of task over work
DERIVE THEORY
3U Principle
USEFUL
USABLE
USED
accomplish what it requires
USEFUL
doing it naturally and easily
USABLE
make the user wants to use it
USED
MODEL HUMAN PROCESSOR - 3 sub systems
Perpetual System
Motor System
Cognitive System
controls actions; joints, muscles, tissues, etc.
Motor System
process information that connects the perpetual and motor system
Cognitive System
eyes are the primary source of information; process/interpret what you see
VISION
VISUAL PERCEPTION - process elements
⁃ FACTORS:
- Size and Depth
⁃ 2. Brightness
⁃ 3. Color
processing of text/ identification of visual patterns
READING
identification of the vibrations of the sound waves
AUDITORY
AUDITORY FACTORS
⁃ 1. Pitch - frequency; highness/lowness
⁃ 2. Loudness - volume of the sound
⁃ 3. Timbre - combination if pitch and loudness
touch; vital information about the environment
HAPTICS
joints
MOVEMENT
SENSORY MEMORIES
⁃ Ionic
⁃ Echoic
⁃ Haptic
⁃ If you give attention to sensory memory you will get a short term memory
⁃ If you give rehearsal, you will get a long term memory
HUMAN MEMORY
3 TYPES OF REASONING
. DEDUCTIVE
INDUCTIVE
ABDUCTIVE
deriving logically necessary conclusions from the given premise
DEDUCTIVE
generalization
INDUCTIVE
presumed until proven otherwise
ABDUCTIVE