Apr 2, 2013 ... Sid 1 (2). Individual assignment: Cross Media Interaction Design. The individual
essay will be graded as Pass with Distinction, Pass, or Fail ...
Department of Informatics Cross Media Interaction Design 7,5 hp
Individual assignment 2013-04-02
Master programme in Cross Media Interaction Design Kalle Jegers
Individual assignment: Cross Media Interaction Design The individual essay will be graded as Pass with Distinction, Pass, or Fail (VG/G/U). The deadline for submitting the individual essay to the teacher is April 2, 2013 no later than 12 AM. The paper should be submitted as a PDF sent to:
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Individual essay on Cross Media Interaction Design The assignment evaluates the student’s ability to actively and individually orient him/herself in present research within the field of Cross Media Interaction Design. By doing so, the student is required to write an individual essay. The topic of the essay is: How do Cross Media Interaction Design differ from traditional Interaction Design, and what are the most important challenges that arise for someone trying to design good interactions in Cross Media systems?. Further, the assignment requires that you find and select appropriate scientific literature related to the topic. Your paper should be outlined as follows: Abstract: here you make a summary of your paper. Introduction: here you make an introduction to traditional Interaction Design (as outlined in the course literature). More specifically, the introduction should provide the reader with a quick outline of the most important theoretical concepts and terms associated with interaction design, as well as the major practical tools and methods existing in the field today. The introduction should not be too long. Maximum one page. Addressing the topic: here you describe your view and take on the subject described above. Your text can include reflections and arguments made by you and by other researchers. Make sure to handle references, quotes etc in a correct manner, so that the reader easily can tell the difference and also identify arguments made by you, and arguments made by other authors. This section can be all from 13 pages long. Conclusion: here you make a short summary of your main claims/findings and results. It can be a list of important findings, or a short section of conclusions. This section can be approximately half a page to ¼ of a page. Reference list: examples of how to write a reference: Paper in journal: Schell, J. (2005) "Understanding Entertainment: Story and Gameplay Are One", in ACM Computers in Entertainment, Vol 3, No. 1, January 2005, Article 6a. Paper in conference: Desurvire, H., Caplan, M. & Toth, J. (2004) Using Heuristics to Evaluate the Playability of Games, proceedings of CHI 2004, April 24-29, 2004, Vienna, Austria, p. 1509-1512.
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Department of Informatics Cross Media Interaction Design 7,5 hp
Individual assignment 2013-04-02
Master programme in Cross Media Interaction Design Kalle Jegers
Additionally, the paper should meet the following formal requirements: •
A paper submitted for grading should have a complete and correct list of references.
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A paper submitted for grading should be written by the student who submits the paper, and only by that student.
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A paper submitted for grading should be the result of an honest, individual effort that refers to the work of previous research and judiciously makes use of quotations when motivated. The guiding principle should be to give credit where credits are due in order to avoid plagiarism. Thus, remember to always present your sources in an appropriate manner.
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The paper should make substantial use of scientific literature (books and papers).
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The paper should be typographically formatted according to the CHI Formatting instructions (HCI Archive format). Make use of work processing templates available at: http://chi2011.org/authors/format.html#archiveformat (2011-04-10) using the HIC Archive format).
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The length of the paper should be 2 to 4 pages long, following the mentioned format.
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The paper should be written in English.
Grading criteria In order to pass, a paper should illustrate that the student has oriented him/herself in the field of Cross Media Market Interaction Design; this is illustrated by selecting relevant scientific literature. Moreover, the student has made her/his own summary of the areas required in the instructions, where the summary origins from the selected literature. In order to pass with distinction, a paper should illustrate that the student has oriented him/herself in Cross Media Market Interaction Design, by selecting relevant scientific literature. The student has made her/his own summary of the area, where the summary origins from the selected literature. Moreover, the student has formulated convincing arguments for the selected literature and area of interest. Finally, the student has showed ability to critically examine the selected area and research, through own reflections and arguments, but also by comparing different points of view presented in the selected literature.
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