Summary Lecture 1 — Human Computer Interaction | Stanford University - YouTube (Youtube) www.youtube.com
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This online class on human-computer interaction teaches the principles of interface design and emphasizes the importance of understanding users, designing effective interfaces, and avoiding the serious consequences of bad user interfaces.
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- Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is the design, implementation, and evaluation of user interfaces.
- Good design in HCI brings joy, helps people accomplish tasks, and connects people.
- Bad user interfaces can lead to serious consequences such as medical errors and accidents.
- Designing great user interfaces requires creativity and hard work, but designing pretty good user interfaces is relatively easy with the right methods and principles.
- The process of HCI involves considering users' tasks, goals, and values, working with users throughout the process, and involving a variety of stakeholders.
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Welcome to this online class on human-computer interaction. The course emphasizes the importance of understanding the users and designing effective user interfaces. Real-world design is often iterative and benefits from trying and comparing options. Good design brings joy and helps people connect and accomplish tasks. On the other hand, bad user interfaces can lead to serious consequences such as medical errors and accidents. This course aims to address these issues by teaching principles of interface design. Design problems can also degrade people's quality of life in smaller ways, wasting time and causing frustration. The best interfaces are intuitive and become invisible to users. Designing great user interfaces requires creativity and hard work, but designing pretty good ones is easier with the right methods and principles. This course focuses on a process where user needs drive development and involves working with various stakeholders. The course integrates materials from different sources for further reading.