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by gautambay 4307 days ago
Which parts of HCI do you think are the most important to include in a curriculum like this?
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rrrx3 4307 days ago
Fitt's law, Hicks' law. Accessibility for sure. Light Ergonomics, relating to the mediums (mobile and desktop, probably)
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seanmcdirmid 4307 days ago
Both Fitt's and Hicks' law were found in the 50s by experimental psychologists. They are hardly exclusive to HCI.

BTW, a good application of Hicks' law is in a book called "The psychology of menu selection: Designing cognitive control at the human/computer interface" (POMS) by Kent Norman. There is an online version:

http://lap.umd.edu/POMS/

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