Week 12: Tue 11/30
ONLINE LAB:
– Presentation: Boardgame Final
– Interactive Installation / Physical Computing – Production.
– Examples: Interactive Floor, Interactive Kiosk, Immersive Environment, Interactive Sound Installation, Physicist of Sound: Carsten Nicolai, Sound Installation by Robin Minard,
– Interactive Installation  – Design / Input – Output Sheets.
ASSIGNMENT:
– Read: Interactive Immersive Installation

Week 11: Tue 11/23
PRESENTATION:
– Boardgame Concept Document
ONLINE LECTURE:
– The Psychology of Games
– Watch: Why We Play Games
ASSIGNMENT:
– Boardgame Concept Document (Final Revisions)
– Boardgame Prototype
– Watch: Prototyping  a Boardgame  |  How To Make Game Boards  |  Hand Drawn Boardgame

Week 10: Tue 11/16
VIRTUAL LAB:
– Games Production
READ:
How to make a boardgame
Video Game History Timeline  
WATCH:
– 10 Steps to Design a Boardgame
– Designing for Fun
ASSIGNMENT:
– Boardgame Concept Proposal

Week 9: Tue 11/02
PRESENTATION:
Mobile App – Concept Doc + Paper Prototyping (Towards the Midterm Evaluation)
ONLINE LECTURE:
– Games Production: Introduction and Fundamentals
ASSIGNMENT:
– Revisions (Optional): Concept Document + Paper Prototype) – same guidelines outlined in the Assignments section.
– Game Analysis (check Assignments section)

Week 8: Tue 10/26
PRESENTATION: Concept Document Mobile App
ONLINE LECTURE:
Mobile Trends & Responsive Design
Prototyping
– Low Fidelity Prototyping (Watch)
– Paper Prototyping for Apps (Watch)
– Design Thinking & Paper Prototyping (Watch)
ASSIGNMENT:
– Concept Documents Revisions + App Paper Prototype

 

Week 7: Tue 10/19
VIRTUAL LAB:
– Mobile App Production – Prototype
– Read: Mobile Design Book Guide

ASSIGNMENT:
– Read: App Production
– Mobile App Production (See all steps here):

  1. Brainstorm your idea in your Sketchbook.
  2. Sketch your idea of your app.
  3. Create the Wireframe for your app (Analog or Digital) Watch example
  4. Create your Paper Prototype (you can use sticky notes, color markers, white paper, etc.)

 

Week 6: Tue 10/12
PRESENTATION: Neighborhood Website: Site Maps and Wireframes (Analog and Digital)
– Review: Wireframes
– Introduction to Prototyping:
Rapid Prototyping
Paper Prototyping
Paper Prototyping –Watch
Material Design
Google Material Design –Watch
Crafting Material
– Mobile App Production (Introduction) – Development Process
ASSIGNMENT:
– Revision: Neighborhood Website.
– Mobile App Production – Analysis and Deconstruction
(Check Assignments for details)

 

Week 5: Tue 10/05
PRESENTATION: Web Analysis and Site Maps
ONLINE LECTURE:
Notes
Planning for Web Design
Wireframes

VIRTUAL LAB:
– Web Production: Ideation, Design / Wireframes
ASSIGNMENT:
– Web Production: Concept, Site Map and Wireframes

Week 4: Tue 09/28
PRESENTATION: Group Presentation
ONLINE LECTURE: Planning for Web Design (Download PDF):
VIRTUAL LAB:
– Web Production – Site Maps
– Web Production
ASSIGNMENT:
– Group Project (revisions)
– Analysis of Website (see details in Assignment section)

Week 3: Tue 09/21
ONLINE LECTURE:  Team Development (Download PDF):
– Team Development & the Five stages of Team Development
– Rapid Prototyping
– Prototyping Styles (Watch)
ASSIGNMENT:
– Group Project

Week 2: Tue 09/14
ONLINE LECTURE (Download PDF):
– Working with Design Thinking.
VIRTUAL LAB:
– Critique and Review: Safe Commuting project
ASSIGNMENT:
– Read: Complete Online Lecture
– Revise: Safe Commuting project -Based on the feedback and discussions about your proposed project, Revise your proposal.

Week 1: Tue 08/31
Introduction to the course, requirements, and project assignments.
Overview of topics to be covered during the semester.
ONLINE LECTURE (Download PDF):
– Introduction to Human Centered Design and Design Thinking.
VIRTUAL LAB:
– Ideation Sessions.
ASSIGNMENT:
– Read:  Design Thinking Handbook and post your Responses in Openlab

VIDEOS:
– Design Thinking and Innovation At Apple
– Tim Brown at TED TALK
– Piano Staircase Initiative | College Staircase Study
– Human Centered Design