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An introduction to interaction design

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From apps, phones and business systems to wearables, the Web and the Internet of Things, interactive products have become part of everyday life. But how can interactions be designed to best meet their purpose and offer good user experience? This free course, An introduction to interaction design, explores this topic. You will learn: what interaction design is; the importance of user-centred design - with its goals and principles; how interaction design focuses on the characteristics of the user, their activities and environment; and the core activities and methods of the interaction design process.

(a) Doctor checking a patient’s heartbeat and respiration using a stethoscope in a medical surgery; medical equipment and monitor in the background (b) American football player Cam Newton throwing the ball, while wearing the Under Armour E39 compression shirt with biometric capability, which monitors vital signs such as his heart and respiration functions during a game