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CHI 99 : Advance Program
May 15-20, 1999, Pittsburgh, PA USA

Tutorial: 14. Designing Interfaces for Hand-held Computers

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CHI 99 Conference Office
703 Giddings Ave.
Suite U-3
Annapolis, MD 21401
USA

Tel: +1 410 263 5382
Fax: +1 410 267 0332

Email: chi99-help@acm.org

Sunday 09:00 - 12:30.

Philip B. Shoemaker, Palm Computing/3COM, USA
Greg Rosenberg, Palm Computing/3COM, USA

Benefits
Learn the tips and techniques necessary for designing successful pen-based/ mobile applications. This includes designing for a horizontal product, such as the Palm III, and vertical products, such as the Symbol SPT 1500.

Origins
New for CHI 99.

Features

  • screen layout guidelines
  • dialog box guidelines
  • localization guidelines
  • how hand-held systems differ from desktop system design, and how your design should too
  • how to effectively use progressive disclosure
  • why it is necessary to save state
  • differences between consumer and vertical applications
  • effective use of the Internet on hand-held devices

Audience
Everyone who participates in product design activities for hand-held applications, including user interface designers, developers, managers, usability professionals, human factors engineers, HCI researchers, technical writers, and others. Appropriate for beginners as well as seasoned professionals.

Presentation
Brief lecture segments interspersed with several large group, small team, and individual exercises, and demonstrations.

Instructors
Phillip B. Shoemaker, a development manager at Palm Computing/3Com, is responsible for all development tools released for the Palm Computing Platform. He has over 10 years experience designing user interfaces for Sun Microsystems, Tandem Computers, Borland International, and Symantec Corporation. Greg Rosenberg is a Program Manager at Palm Computing/ 3Com. He is responsible for the user interface of Palm's Desktop Applications for Windows and Macintosh. Before this, he worked on the user interface of various applications, including ACT!, for Symantic Corporation.

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