CMT206: Human Centric Computing
Dr Daniel J. Finnegan
2019/20
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Section 1
Mock Exam
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Description
2 part question testing anything covered in class
May have 50/50 subpart mark split, may not
I 50/50 implies equal detail/effort expected in answer
Knowledge synthesis is expected: draw from other reading and don’t
restrict to just lecture slides
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Example Question
Qa: A company is launching their new multi-platform live map product and
have hired you as a user experience (UX) designer specializing in
accessibility. It is your job to ensure the product provides a seamless
experience across platforms and ensure a good experience is provided to
people with MOBILITY impairments.
1 Adopt a user persona and create a table conveying TWO aptitudes and
THREE needs describing your persona.
2 The product becomes popular and the company decides to develop and
bring it to market. In a participatory design session with a focus group,
you observe some of your users operate their desktop computer with a
joystick and always carry an iOS mobile device with VoiceOver enabled.
Describe how you would design your product to facilitate planning a
route at home on desktop and then navigating that route when mobile.
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Example Question
Qb: You are designing a new immersive museum experience for a client.
You decide to develop an AUGMENTED VIRTUALITY deep sea dive.
1 The client want to evaluate their experience before opening up to the
live exhibition. Describe how you would define and quantify the user’s
SENSE OF PRESENCE during the experience. You should report to
the client the various pros and cons of your methodology.
2 The museum has a small budget to invest in technology to enable
interaction during the experience and ask you to draw up a small
technical review of your experience detailing what you will need. You
decide to use a mix of camera, projector, and pressure sensing
technologies embedded in a small room. Detail ONE selection
technique and ONE trigger technique to facilitate movement through a
virtual space without requiring the user to physically move.
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Example Question
Qc: You have been tasked with designing the new interface for a popular
mobile email client.
1 Describe how you would use a combination of AUDITORY ICONS and
EARCONS to create
I An auditory glance of new emails arrived in the last hour
I Emails arriving from users in a ‘friends’ list.
2 Your client has requested a new feature be designed: multiple
concurrent email dictation, enabling the user to listen back to multiple
transcribed emails at once. Describe TWO main design decisions you
consider necessary to implement this feature effectively.
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