Department of Computer Science
University of Management and Technology
Assignment Description File
Student ID and Faseeh Ahmed(F2016266028)
Name Ahsan Nadeem(F2016266005)
Course Name: Human Computer Interaction
Course Code: CC3041
Section: V1
Teacher: Fasiha Ashraf
Assignment No.: 1 (To be submitted in next class)
Note: Must attach this Assignment Description with your Solution as title page.
Mark your Section carefully.
Assignment Description:
1. Choose some interface(s) of your own choice, and complete the following
Assess with Donald Norman’s model: check if there is any Gulf of Execution or Gulf of Evaluation
Assess with Abowd and Beale Framework: check if there are any Articulatory, Performance,
Presentation and/or Observational Problems
You can select one interface for both models, or different interfaces for the two. It is not necessary that
you chosen interface contains problems in all stages, i.e. you may choose an interface which has
articulatory and observation problems, but no performance and presentation problem. Similar is the
case with Donald Norman’s model.
2. Follow the cracker case, develop one case by yourself!
Define surface and experience elements
compare the real and the virtual one
develop the entire story
draw the diagram to elaborate the flow of actions
Submission Guidelines:
Keep it brief.
Submit Hardcopy in the very next class.
Use as minimum of page as you can.
IMDb
IMDb is an online database of information related to
films, television programs, home videos, video games –
including cast, production crew and personal
biographies, plot summaries, trivia, fan and critical
reviews, and ratings
Donald Norman’s model
However, a new user can never tell the difference
between this website and online streaming websites they
will think it is just like Netflix (Netflix is online streaming
website for movies and seasons). Users will think they
can watch movies here online, but it is just a rating and
reviewing website where users can give their opinion
about movies give rating and can know which movie is
releasing when its cast, crew and many more.
There is too much distraction for user to predict the
purpose of this site. This means that the gulf of execution
is Large moreover, the
Gulf of evaluation is also large because when you perform
an action spinning wheel spins in progress bar to show the
progress; the gulf could be small if there was a loading bar
to show the progress.
Donald Norman’s model
The world’s most popular search engine google directs
the user attention on one thing Search only. Google
understand the value of simplicity on the internet in a
period when the industry was working to show off as
many of their capabilities at any given moment. Google
as a product provide the usability and simplicity at the
forefront from the first day. Thus, Google has a smaller
Gulf of Execution.
Abowd and Beale Framework
Articulatory: If you wish to add the info of particular movie
on watchlist (watch later), you have to press on the watchlist
button if you miss the button you will be directed to a new
page where there is no option of adding to watchlist.
Performance: This website does not lack any performance
issues. Website runs very smoothly without any jitter or lag,
every function on website is running fine no extra irrelevant
functionality added. This website never crashes, never
freezes or shutdown
Presentation: This website does not indicate the purpose of it
being. Just for example, any new user will interpret this
website for Online streaming website like Netflix. The
structure of it seems like that which is a problem.
Observational: No observational problems users can easily
interpret the feedback ex: what is happening after they click
on any link or image it is easy for them to understand the
feedback website trying to give them.
Driving case
Real Driving Virtual Driving
Surface Element
Design Metal Structure with engine Simulation/Graphics
Drive Structure with equipment Console and pc
Dressing Metal structure, keys, gear, Cd, screen, keyboard
steering
Experience Element
Shared Three persons other than Only one can simulate
driver can ride
Excitement Starting the car, gear shifting, Task accomplishment,
accelerate slow down winning race
Hiddenness Mechanical content No content
Suspense Releasing of clutch, speeding Last minutes of task
up completion /final round of
race
Surprise Penalty Prize of task completion
Real Driving:
In real life driving is a task to operate a vehicle having four wheels
with an engine. There are some basic operation operator has to perform first start
a car using keys, shifting of gear, proper use of acceleration and brake pedal and
clutch in manual case.
Virtual driving:
In Virtual driving operator don’t have to start the car cause it’s a
simulation no need to shift gear or pedaling cause simulator don’t have any. Just
with the help of keyboard you can operate a vehicle.
Case: Story of virtual driving
