Tutorial: 23. Java-Based User Interface Design and Development

Monday 09:00 - 17:30.

Manfred Tscheligi, CURE, Austria
Verena Giller, CURE, Austria
Gernot H�ller, CURE, Austria

Benefits
Learn about the benefits of Java from a user interface designer's viewpoint.

Origins
An updated and enhanced version of the CHI 98 version.

Features

• an overview of the basic concepts of Java
• parts of Java that provide user interface functionality, and their potential for user interface designers
• what user interface elements are available, and how they should be used
• an overview of Look and Feel in Java, including Java's own cross-platform Look and Feel
• Java within browsers
• numerous examples of running applications
• an overview of available user interface tools and how to choose one
• utilizing JavaBeans components

Audience
User interface designers, user interface programmers, and researchers. Basic knowledge of the web and some experience with common user interface software concepts is assumed. Java programming knowledge not required.

Presentation
Lecture segments with numerous examples and a group exercise.

Instructors
Manfred Tscheligi is Professor of Applied Computer Science at the University of Vienna and director of the Center for Usability Research and Engineering (CURE). Verena Giller is research associate at the University of Vienna and vice director of CURE. Gernot H�ller is a research associate at the University of Vienna, and is a user interface engineer at CURE. CURE is a leading member of the European Usability Support Centres (EUSC), a competency network in the field of usability engineering. In cooperation with SUN Microsystems, CURE runs the Austrian Java Competence Center (JCCA).

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