GAMA 111 User Interface Design

3 credits 90 hours
100 level undergraduate course

The user interface (UI) comprises the components of user interaction with the various modes of multimedia communication. Readings and hands-on projects inform discussions on the evolution of the software interface, conceptual models, interaction design, user experience (UX), and basic concepts of human-computer interaction. Special consideration is given to UI as it pertains to games and interactive applications, and the visual components that users and players interact with. How UI relates to game narrative is explored, and a distinction is drawn between diegetic UI (in the story space) and non-diegetic UI (in the player space). Basic methods for rapid prototyping and testing are introduced and practiced.

Priority registration for Game Art majors and Game Art minors.
This course is not repeatable for credit.
This course is equated with the following courses: MMDI*111