Hot Topics


Each student must sign-up to present an HCI hot topic: a recent commercial product, research innovation, news article, or blog post related to human-computer interaction. Each student will sign up to present during one class period. In your presentation, you must

  1. discuss the hot topic and its relevance to HCI,
  2. explicitly discuss how it is related to readings discussed in class
  3. finish in 4-5 minutes
  4. use the projector to provide a visual that illustrates the hot topic you are discussing
Your presentation will count towards your class participaiton grade. Here are some places to start looking for hot topics to present:

Putting People First

Frog Design: Design Mind

UX Mag

Beautiful Pixels

UX Movement

UX Booth

Smashing Magazine: Design

Tech Crunch

UX Booth

Ars Technica

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