CSC 216/s08/changing fortunes

Inter the Face!

The problem

The Goal is to illustrate good interface design.

Participants and props

Volunteers, projector screen

The script

A list of function calls for the "mystery human interface" will be shown on screen. Volunteers will attempt to decipher the interface by calling functions and observing how the "human object" implements the calls. They will then propose suggestions as to how the interface might be better designed. Re-emphasize how important it is to create a thoughtful interface while coding.

Bad interface

The Guy interface.

• doStuff()

• talk()

Better interface

• doTheTwist()

• sayHello()

• disco()

References

Paper