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RCOS User Interface Research June 24th 2011 Sean Austin Friday, June 24, 2011

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RCOS User Interface ResearchJune 24th 2011

Sean Austin

Friday, June 24, 2011

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Coder != Artist

http://xkcd.net

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We should focus on real problems... OpenGL shader, Optimization, SegFaults, etc.

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Why is that? Can coders design? Do they need to?

What does design mean?

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Invisible Computer by Donald Norman

Design is backwards

Can still be engineered

Must be instilled into all developers

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Project

Research prominent papers in field of UI/UX

Determine the process of user interface/experience that is critical in today’s world

Provide a baseline for any high schooler / college student / coder / enthusiast to take their programming skills and have core UI fundamentals intertwined

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Goals

Document prominent papers

“Cliff-Note” papers for understanding

Reinterpretation of findings via (Bi)weekly blog

Codify design lessons via android weather app

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Progress

Weekly Blog showing research extrapolation

Shell of Android project (3.0 SDK)

Initial Papers/Books discovered

Scope out and mock-up weather app (next)

Continued detailed research & documentation on findings

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Questions?http://rcosuir.blogspot.com

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