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Flavors of HCI: Interaction Design for the Automotive Industry, XR/VR, Product Management, Accessibility, and HCI/UX Research!
👋 Announcements — Facemoji Kickoff Reminder!
A reminder that this Thursday (9/12) from 5:30-6:30pm in NSH 3305, we will be having our Facemoji Case Competition Kickoff. To reiterate, teams of 2-4 will compete to design for a prompt over the course of 1.5 weeks. Prizes are $500 for 1st place, $250 for 2nd place, $150 for 3rd place. RSVP for the kickoff below.
🚗 Interaction Design in the Automotive Industry: An Interview with Rina Kim
Written & edited by: 🐥 Grace Conard
Rina Kim is a current MHCI student and former Interaction Design Intern at Designworks — BMW Group’s design company. Read below to learn about her role and what interaction design looks like in the automotive industry!
👓 “Interaction Design” isn’t Taps and Swipes Anymore: VR/AR in HCI
Written & edited by: № Viviana Staicu
Since the release of Apple’s Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest series XR headsets, we’ve entered a new era of interaction design. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality go beyond entertainment and now can even be found on the heads of surgeons like this Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in India.
AI innovation has flooded our news, but in the background, XR development has experienced rapid advances in the past decade—especially in CMU’s HCII. We’ll be covering some of the opportunities to get involved with XR at CMU, relevant courses, and resources to learn more.
📊 UX Research vs UX Design: What’s the Difference?
Written & edited by: 👽 Joelle Lee
When you think of UX, or User Experience, what do you think of? There’s a good chance that your mind goes to UX Design—designing for users to ensure intuitive experiences with technology and other products. However, there is a field within UX that may be overlooked—UX Research. Sure, research and design go hand-in-hand in the field, but why is it that so much of UX seems to be about design?
💼 What even is a Product Manager?
Written & edited by: 🦖 Gabi Howse
As we head into recruiting season, it is sometimes difficult to even understand what a role posted on LinkedIn means. One of these more elusive job titles is a Product Manager. Read below to learn about product management and what PMs actually do!
♿️ CMU HCII Highlight: Accessibility
Written & edited by: 🍳 Evelyn Lui
There is no question or doubt about the potential benefits technology can bring to the table, and the development of better and more powerful tools is unlikely to slow anytime soon. The million dollar question remains—who has access to these tools, and how can we widen that horizon of users to include humans of all states and capacities?
Read about three CMU professors conducting HCI research who are exploring and expanding this horizon below.
🤔 Who’s behind the scenes?
The editors behind this week’s issue are 🐥 Grace Conard, 🦖 Gabi Howse, 👽 Joelle Lee, 🍳 Evelyn Lui, № Viviana Staicu, and 🦑 Kaitlyn Ng
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