University of California San Diego

Input and Interaction

There’s more to interfaces than what’s on the screen.
Length 3 to 4 weeks
Effort 2-3 hours per week
Price Free
Subject Design, Cognitive Science
Level Any
Languages English
Video Transcripts Portuguese, Chinese, Russian, English, Spanish
About this Course
In this course, you will learn relevant fundamentals of human motor performance, perception, and cognition that inform effective interaction design. You will use these models of how people work to design more effective input and interaction techniques. You’ll apply these to both traditional graphic and gestural interfaces.

Course syllabus

Week 1: Input

Week 2: Search & Navigation

Week 3: Gestural Interfaces

Meet the instructors

Scott Klemmer

Professor

Cognitive Science & Computer Science