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Meetings from 2002

November 6, 2002

Topic: UI Design Considerations for Immersive Virtual Environments
Speaker: Dr. Geoffrey A. Dorn, Executive Director of the British
Petroleum Center for Visualization in Boulder
Co-convenors: Suzanne Curry and Laurie Lamar

Participants will view and participate in Immersive Virtual Environments (IVE): virtual-reality applications projected onto the walls of a 'cave.' Examples include a virtual bus stop for the handicapped or a
3-D geoscientific visualization. We will also learn about real-world applications of IVE, compare and contrast point-and-click interaction models with the whole-body interaction model, consider design issues related to immersive visualizations and discuss the role that design plays as the technology goes forward.

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June 25, 2002

Topic: The Role of Quality in e-Learning: From "Page-turners" to Motivating and Engaging Online Courses
Speaker: Lisa Neal, Managing Consultant, EDS and Editor-in-Chief, eLearn Magazine
Location: Wynkoop Brewery

As e-learning grows in popularity, the quality of online courses and the "learner experience" is declining. I present examples of high quality online courses as well as examples of poor quality ones and discuss the differences. I'll present the status of certification efforts and the de facto standards for online courses, and discuss the relationship between context - the learner, the topic, and the setting - and quality. I'll also talk about attrition and the role of accountability in helping online students show up, persist, and succeed.

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May 23 , 2002

Topic: Usability ROI: the Business Case for User-Centered Design
Panelists:

• Tina Marie Leja (Hewlett Packard)
• Colette Renteria (McData)
• Dean Rizutto (NewGuard)
• Arnie Lund (Sapient)

Location: StorageTek, Louisville

Can user-centered design really help businesses increase their revenue and/or reduce expenses? Panelists from large and medium-sized firms will discuss:

• How user-centered design techniques fit into the business process.
• How (and whether) to quantify usability ROI; what metrics to gather, and what to do with them.
• War stories: strategies that work -- and don't work -- for cost-justifying usability.

Panelists:

• Tina Marie Leja will discuss scanner software.
• Colette Renteria will discuss intranets.
• Dean Rizutto will discuss websites and web applications.
• Arnie Lund will discuss websites and web applications, emerging technology applications, and general business/technology consulting.
  

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February 21, 2002

Topic: What's Coming: Technology Trends and Business Problems; and
Designing a HCI Program
Speaker: Arnie Lund & Sam Dosumu
Location: StorageTek, Louisville

In the first part, Arnie Lund, Director of User Experience at Sapient, will talk about research he has been doing in his role guiding Sapient global R&D. He will review the important business issues that are being identified across industries, and he will also review the "hot" technologies people are talking about and which ones we may be needed to design for in the next few years.

The second part is called "HCI Curriculum at University of Denver" and willbe given by Sam Dosumu. It will cover: The University College, the adult college of the University of Denver, is developing a master's degree curriculum in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

This program is intended for students who want to learn more about usability testing and design, user interface engineering and other important tenets that are part of the interaction between the user and the computer. The 54 credit curriculum leads to the Master's in Computer Information Systems (MCIS) with a concentration in Human-Computer Interaction. The curriculum being drafted consists of three HCI courses and 3 communications courses, in addition to other CIS courses that deal with web design, software engineering, database technologies and more. To complete the program,
students must complete a 6-credit capstone course/project allowing them to work on design and usability related projects."

The goal of the second part of the session is to seek input from ACMSIG-CHI members on such a proposal and identify other contents that need to be covered in the program. Sam will bring copies of the draft we have so far, for folks to review and use in our discussion. At the same time, Sam will beseeking practitioners who might be interested in adjunct teaching.

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January 24, 2002

Topic: Design of Web Based Registration Systems
Speaker: Dave Kamholz, Hewlett-Packard OpenView
Location: StorageTek, Louisville

AT&T Broadband Labs, the research and development organization for AT&TWeb based registration systems have become common place on the Internet. These systems typically involve registration and login forms. Often these forms get in the way of what the user is trying to accomplish (i.e. checking bills, ordering gifts, chatting with someone, etc...). Although to some extent these forms are needed to provide a level of authentication and security for the users data there are some best practices on how to design these pages. Learn some design techniques/guidelines for improving the user experience of these web based forms.

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