Can a computer detect cognitive load? The latest in HCI
Well this is very interesting. This computer system can determine when a persons brain activity is being overloaded and in return adjust the computer interface to take that load off of the user. While...
View ArticleWhat is Human Computer Interaction – HCI
What is HCI? “Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is the study and the practice of usability. It is about understanding and creating software and other technology that people will want to use, and will...
View ArticleWhat is usability?
If I had to describe HCI is one word, it would be usability. Usability refers to the ease of use for the software/hardware. So what is usability? Usability asks if the product, webpage, etc. is...
View ArticleFile sizes and download speeds of 56k, 3G, 4G, and High speed wireless internet
Here is a chart I made comparing speeds of various internet connections and showing how fast/slow one would expect their files to download. Remember that these are really hypothetical and depend so...
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Basic rules of interface design for computers and mobile devices
Remember these are guidelines not absolute laws. They are meant to be broken at the right times. Usually when they are broken though, it is at the wrong times because people do not understand how to...
View ArticleDesigning for multiple devices
Here is a nice article on mashable that addresses many of the issues encountered when trying to develop content for multiple devices. While its a basic (high level for the most part) article it does...
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