CPSC 671-600: Computer-Human Interaction, Spring 2002

Handout 5: 2/7/02

Major presentation specification

The major presentation is to be prepared by a group of three students plus/minus one. It has two components: an in-class 30 minute presentation and preparation of a Web page (or pages) providing pointers to resources and brief description of what they contain.

The in-class presentation should cover at least the following points:

Introduction to the topic. Explain what the area of study is, why it is of current interest, and how it relates to HCI.
Current work: what is being done and who is doing it?
Predictions of what will happen in the future.
Resources for additional information (include pointers to Web sites when available). What academic groups are working on the topic. What professional and academic conferences are held in the area (generally ACM or IEEE will have at least one conference in these areas). What companies are involved?

The major presentation should focus on the user interface issues. If it is describing the current state of a technology-related area, it should introduce the technology as necessary to understand the context but not focus only on the technological aspects.

Ideas for major presentation topics:

Audio input/output interfaces
Cognition
Computer assistance for the physically handicapped
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
Hypertext/hypermedia
Intelligent user interfaces
Interfaces for large-sized displays
Software support for User Interface development
Techniques for UI design
User interface standards
Usability testing
UI issues for PDAs and other handheld devices (e.g., ebooks)
User interfaces for mobile and wireless devices (e.g., in-car interfaces)
Virtual reality interfaces/augmented reality
Visualization
Wearable computers