Forskingstema i menneske-maskin interaksjon (HCI)

The aim of the course is to give an understanding of the current trends in HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) research. The students will gain knowledge about a range of advanced concepts and approaches related to analysis and design of interactive systems.

The course will introduce the students to a variety of modern interaction techniques, styles and paradigms, as well as main challenges for conducting interaction design activities, presented by new interactive technologies. An overview of key research on personal technologies, technology-enabled ecologies and habitats, and the "design turn" in HCI will be provided within the course. Main theoretical approaches in HCI, including activity theory, distributed cognition, and phenomenology, will be discussed and related to concrete research and development in the field.

• describe and discuss the diversity of current interactive technologies.
• explain concepts theories in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
• identify and discuss main issues and challenges in current HCI research, as well as new research problems.
• discuss how HCI concepts and methods can be applied in analysis, design, and evaluation of interactive technologies.
• plan and implement exploratory projects directed at envisioning and prototyping novel interactive artefacts.
• discuss social implications of interactive technologies.
• work in a team to produce and evaluate prototypes of novel interactive artefacts.