Lecture slides from the Interaction Design Methods course, 26 January 2013, Tallinn University.

1. Introduction to
Interaction Design
IFI7156 Interaction Design Methods

3. (IxDA)

4. “Interaction design refers to
the process that is arranged
within the existing resource
constraints to create, shape,
and decide all use-oriented
qualities (structural, functional,
ethical, and aesthetic) of a
digital artifact for one or many
clients.”
(Löwgren & Stolterman, 2007)

6. problem solution

7. A simple interaction design
model
Identify needs/
establish
requirements
(Re)Design
Evaluate
Build an
interactive
version
Final product
(Rogers, Sharp, & Preece, 2007)

8. Research-based design process
(Leinonen, Toikkanen, & Silfvast, 2008)

9. This course
Feedback Feedback Testing Feedback
Testing the User
Group Project Contextual Design Concept User Testing Paper Final
blog idea inquiry Personas Scenarios session mapping stories task
paper interface presentation
prototypes prototypes
prototypes
2 weeks 2 weeks 4 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks
January 26 February 6 February 23 March 23 April 6 April 20 May 4
Group Assignments
Individual Assignments

10. A real life...
Testing the User
Contextual Design Concept User Testing Paper
inquiry Personas Scenarios session mapping stories task
paper interface
prototypes prototypes
prototypes

11. The components of interaction design
(Rogers, Sharp, & Preece, 2011)

12. References
• IxDA (n.d.). IxDA Mission. Retrieved from http://www.ixda.org/about/ixda-mission
• Leinonen, T., Toikkanen, T., and Silfvast, K. 2008. Software as Hypothesis: Research-
Based Design Methodology. In Proceedings of Participatory Design Conference 2008,
Indiana University, Oct 1-4 2008.
• Löwgren, J., & Stolterman, E. (2007). Thoughtful Interaction Design: A Design
Perspective on Information Technology. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
• Rogers,Y., Sharp, H., & Preece, J. (2007). Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer
Interaction (2nd ed.). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.

13. Photos
• Juhan Sonin, http://www.flickr.com/photos/juhansonin/5135576565/

14. Hans Põldoja
hans.poldoja@tlu.ee
Interaction Design Methods
http://ifi7156.wordpress.com
Tallinn University
Institute of Informatics
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