Human-Computer Interaction 3e ­ Dix, Finlay, Abowd, Beale

exercises  -  18. modelling rich interaction

EXERCISE 18.3

Look again at the tea making task analysis in Chapter 15 (figure 15.4). Go through this and look for triggers and placeholders. You will need to make assumptions (e.g. is the kettle the kind that whistles when it boils?) so document these.

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ex.18.1 (ans), ex.18.2 (tut), ex.18.3 (tut), ex.18.4 (tut)

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