22-2725 Interaction Design

This course introduces students to the complex issues involved in interaction design. Through a series of projects and readings, students explore a variety of design issues involving the navigation of complex data as well as the physical interaction of devices intended to assist in that navigation. Students create prototypes of their own hand-held digital devices to explore the ergonomic as well as the physical mapping of issues involved. Students learn a variety of quick prototyping processes for physical models in addition to using software such as Macromedia Director and Flash to virtually prototype the interface. Course is intended to look at the interconnection between the physicality and the virtuality of digital devices.

3 Credits
Repeatable
Requisites PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2 or 22-1925 Making for Transfers or 22-1210 Drawing I or 22-1701 Product Design: Drawing I and 22-1220 Fundamentals of 2-D Design and 22-1230 Fundamentals of 3-D Design