Class Multimedia Computing and Interactivity

This course aims to provide students with critical skills related to the quality and functionality of interactive products. Critically discuss the impact of the interactive technologies in daily lives and in the way they change what and how we do. Introduce concepts and practices of interactive products design and development. Develop skills to design interactive products based on human computer interaction methodologies. Address accessibility through different platforms and development process. Provide students with basics for creating Web pages using HTML structure and CSS style sheets.

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I. Introduction to user-centered design methodologies and techniques; II. The human-computer interaction and the role of the designer; III. Usability IV. Introduction to HTML pages building V. Introduction to CSS style sheets.

In this curricular unit, design problems are solved with the active participation of students in the search for solutions, supported by the theoretical component and weekly supervision by the lecturer. A project-oriented learning methodology is combined with active learning in an iterative process. 

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