CS547: Human-Computer Interaction Seminar
CS547: Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (2006-2007, Stanford Univ.). Human-Computer Interaction Seminar (Seminar on People, Computers, and Design) is a Stanford University course that features weekly speakers on topics related to human-computer interaction design. The seminar is organized by the Stanford HCI Group, which works across disciplines to understand the intersection between humans and computers. This playlist consists of seminar speakers recorded during the 2006-2007 academic year.
| Lecture 15 - Better Game Characters By Design |
Lecture by Katherine Isbister. The underlying psychological principles that help to make the best game characters compelling to players are examined; taking a psychological approach to understanding their design allows us to extend the insights their designers have had into other application areas in which social and emotional principles come into play.
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