{"id":29,"date":"2014-12-30T18:32:15","date_gmt":"2014-12-31T01:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2021-11-17T12:38:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T16:38:25","slug":"artm2220-designing-for-new-media-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?page_id=29","title":{"rendered":"ARTM2220 Designing for New Media: Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 1 Elements of the user experience<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 1 \u2013 Introduction to New media \u2013 9.1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read<\/strong>: Elements of the User&nbsp;Experience<br>From the reading you should be able to answer the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the goals of Apple\u2019s website? How does Apple\u2019s website address the needs of a user who has just purchased their first MacBook? (Chapter 3)<\/li><li>What are the functional specifications of your preferred social media&#8217;s home page? If you are not on social media what are the specs for google? (Chapter 4: Functional Specifications, Content Requirements an Prioritizing Requirements)<\/li><li>What are four architectural approaches to information design and organization? Find one example of each. (Chapter 5: Information Architecture)<\/li><li>What percentage of The Huffington Post index page is navigation, and what percentage is content? What about Google, Wikipedia, and Etsy? (Chapter 6)<\/li><li>How does http:\/\/landor.com guide the readers\u2019 eyes and focus their attention on what is important? (Chapter 7: Follow the eye )<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 2 \u2013 Discuss The Elements \u2013 9.8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-class<\/strong>: Wrap up a better morning&nbsp;strategy by exploring personas and begin outlining the scope of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Homework:<\/strong> Project 1: Benchmark 1 \u2013 Write up your strategy, and scope for a better morning. Specific requirements will be posted online. Begin work on a user flow diagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/creately.com\/blog\/diagrams\/user-flow-diagram\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/creately.com\/blog\/diagrams\/user-flow-diagram\/ <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 3 \u2013 Group and Individual Meetings to Discuss Proposal &amp; Benchmark 2 \u2013 9.15<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Due: Part 1<\/strong><br><strong>Lecture<\/strong>: Prototyping<br>Bring Sketchbooks and drawing materials<br><strong>Homework<\/strong>: Project 1: part 2 \u2013 Create a structure and skeleton for your better morning app, then craft a paper prototype for user testing. Specific requirements will be posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 4 \u2013 User Testing of Benchmark 2 \u2013 9.22<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Due: Part 2<\/strong> Wire-frames &amp; paper prototype.<br><strong>Homework<\/strong>: Project 1: part 3 \u2013 see details posted under projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 5 \u2013 Critique 9.29<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Due: Part 3<br><\/strong><strong>Read<\/strong>: Thoughts on Interaction Design: Chapters 1 &amp; 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the reading you should be able to discuss:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What makes up interaction design and what are some of the industry\u2019s challenges?<\/li><li>What is interaction design, how its evolving. What fields does it draw knowledge from?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Post your thoughts to the blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Handout<\/strong>: <strong>Observation<\/strong>. For three weeks, simply observe how people interact with their environment and everyday object. Take a minimum of 75 photos noting what you see and identify the type of interaction: reaction, co-opting, exploiting, adapting, conforming or signaling. From your collection of notes and photos produce a simple website to share your observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uxmatters.com\/mt\/archives\/2018\/09\/the-role-of-observation-in-user-research.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.uxmatters.com\/mt\/archives\/2018\/09\/the-role-of-observation-in-user-research.php <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 2 Augmented Reality<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 6 \u2013&nbsp;Understanding Interaction Design \u2013 10.6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discuss: <\/strong>Chapters 1 &amp; 2<br><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Black Mirror<br><strong>Homework<\/strong>: Read Thoughts on Interaction Design: Chapters 3, 4 &amp; 5<br><strong>Handout<\/strong>: Project 2: Augmented Reality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the reading you should be able to answer the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What information can ethnographic tools give you to improve the interactivity of an online banking website? (pp. 48-54)<\/li><li>At what point is a design finished? What makes it a success? What is its purpose? (pp. 54-62)<\/li><li>Identify a product family you use regularly (can be anything from technology to consumables except for coffee). How has its branding affected your use, relationship and experience with the product? (pp. 78-84)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Post your thoughts to the blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 7 \u2013&nbsp;Connecting People, Emotions and Technology \u201310.13<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Objectified<a href=\"Watch: Objectified\"><br><\/a><strong>Discuss<\/strong>: Chapters 3-5<br><strong>Read<\/strong>: Thoughts on Interaction Design: Chapter 6 \u2013 post response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 8 \u2013 Getting to know who you are designing for \u2013 10.20<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to interview:&nbsp;Guest Lecture by TBD<\/strong><br><strong>Due<\/strong>: Observation booklet<br>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CGLUzYUKhTs\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CGLUzYUKhTs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 9 \u2013&nbsp; Work week and Individual meetings \u2013 10.27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 10&nbsp;Present Project 2: Augmented Reality \u2013 11.3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 3 Wearables<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 11 \u2013&nbsp;Wearables \u2013 11.10<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch: Terms and Conditions May Apply<br>Handout Final Project<\/strong>: Specific requirements will be posted online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 12 \u2013 Work Week and individual meetings \u2013 11.17<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Due<\/strong>: Draft 1 for your Wearable&nbsp;proposal: this should include a strategy, scope, user profiles and a process flow diagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 13 \u2013 Work Week\u00a0and individual meetings\u00a0 &amp; Working Critique \u2013 12.1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 14 \u2013 Final Exam \u2013 12.8<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Week 15 \u2013 Final Projects Due \u2013 12.16 11 to 1<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Block 1 Elements of the user experience Week 1 \u2013 Introduction to New media \u2013 9.1 Read: Elements of the User&nbsp;ExperienceFrom the reading you should be able to answer the following: What are the goals of Apple\u2019s website? How does Apple\u2019s website address the needs of a user who has just purchased their first MacBook? &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/?page_id=29\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ARTM2220 Designing for New Media: Schedule&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-29","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5610,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/5610"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmu.andrewyames.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}