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Interaction Design | NPTEL July 2018 | Abhishek Shrivastava (PhD) Department of Design, IIT Guwahati
What is an • Interface is derived from;
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What is an • A double-sided layer standing between
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What is an • In summary;
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What is Interaction as Reciprocity
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A Canother” — Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901
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What is Interaction as Man-Machine Communication
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What is “ Interaction design is about creating artefacts
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What is “Interaction designers strive to create useful
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What is “Interaction design is the definition and design
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N Abhishek Shrivastava, PhD

T E more specific way?

A Canother” — Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901

N P • Through line drawings using a light pen

N P • Replaced “Light Pen”

T IO presented communication senses action

A C resource for carrying out the activity. “

A C necessary to describe the most effective form

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