Social and Emotional Approaches to Human Computer Interaction

This graduate seminar focuses on ways to expand the social and emotional capabilities of interactive systems. With the growing prevalence of sensors, cameras, and other interface devices that allow a broader range of human expression as input, there is a far greater possibility space for creating systems to better support communication, play, learning, health, and other activities. In this seminar we will read theory, look at sample systems, and engage in evaluation, design, and prototyping exercises that explore this emerging area.

Class times: Tues. 2-3:45 p.m.; Thursday 2-3:45 p.m.

Location: Social Science 2, room 165

Website: https://courses.soe.ucsc.edu/courses/cmpm290k/Winter16/01 (Note: for most up-to-date information during the term, please go to the eCommons website for the course, accessible through myUCSC.)

Faculty:

Katherine Isbister

Office: E2 265

Office Hours: Monday 1-3 p.m. or by appointment

Email: katherine.isbister /at/ ucsc.edu

Course Objectives:

• Working knowledge of recent research in the HCI field concerning social and emotional interaction with technologies.
• Experience conceptualizing designs and evaluations that incorporate such perspectives.
• Depth in one particular area (of the student’s choosing) of the research literature, including application areas and outcomes of those innovations (where applicable).
• Practical application of the course literature and discussion to a research project of the students’ choosing, demonstrated with a final presentation of prototype.
• Increased competence in presenting material and in leading discussion around it.