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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, and 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

doStuff()

talk()

dance()

Better interface

doTheTwist()

sayHello()

disco()