CS 6452: Prototyping Interactive Systems (Spring 2006)

Volunteer TA:Valerie Henderson, vlh (AT) cc; Office Hours TBD

Course mailing list: cs6452-spring06 (AT) cc (includes instructor and TA) Course Swiki: Here!

Documents and Software

• Java 1.4.2
• Jython 2.1
• JES
• Eclipse
• JEdit

Potentially Useful (but Optional) Texts

• Jython Essentials, Samuele Pedroni and Noel Rapin
• Learning Python, Mark Lutz and David Ascher
• Python Cookbook, Alex Martelli and David Ascher
• Python Standard Library, Frederick Lundh
• Python Pocket Reference, Mark Lutz

Useful Chapters from Text of 4452

• GUI programming in Jython
• Object-Oriented programming in Jython

Other Resources

• Sun's site for all things Swing

Tentative Class Schedule

Week	Topic	Materials	Assignments & Readings
1 1/9/06	Introduction Course goals, structure, and context Prototyping defined Kinds of prototyping (lo-fi, hi-fi) Practicum: setting up the development environment	Slides: Week 1 (Keynote 2, ZIPped) Week 1 (PDF)	Assignments: Lo-fi prototype, due 1/17/06 Readings: Low vs. High-Fidelity Prototyping Debate Sketching Interfaces: Toward More Human Interface Design DENIM: Finding a Tighter Fit Between Tools and Practice for Web Site Design
2 1/16/06	No Class! MLK Holiday!
3 1/23/06	Jython Refresher (prelude to Asynchronous Programming) Jython syntax Scoping rules Collections, Classes, and Modules Accessing Swing from Jython	Slides: Week 3 (Keynote 2, ZIPped) Week 3 (PDF) Other stuff: Swing Sampler code	Assignments: Implement GUI front end. Due 11:59PM, 2/7/06. Instant Messaging grading criteria. Social Networking grading criteria. Sign up for in-class presentations for 2/6/06. Readings: Past, Present, and Future of User Interface Software Tools Animation: From Cartoons to the User Interface
4 1/30/06	Asynchronous Programming Understanding asynchrony Event-based programming Combining event-based and O-O techniques Short lecture, followed by paper discussion then lab time!	Slides: Week 4 (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 4 (PDF)	Assignments: Continue GUI implementation Readings: An Architecture for Pen-Based Interaction on Electronic Whiteboards Providing Integrated Toolkit-Level Support for Ambiguity in Recognition-Based Interfaces Debugging Lenses: A New Class of Transparent Tools for User Interface Debugging
5 2/6/06	Asynchronous Programming No lecture this week. Paper discussions, in-class presentations, then lab time.		In-Class Presentations! Assignments: Remember: GUI implementation due tomorrow, 11:59PM
6 2/13/06	Wrap-up of Asynchronous Programming Distributed Applications (Networking Basics) Threading and locks Implementing an event dispatch engine Networking basics Network programming: sockets, marshalling P2P and discovery	Slides: Week 6 - Threads (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 6 - Threads (PDF) Week 6 - Networks (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 6 - Networks (PDF) Week 6 - P2P (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 6 - P2P (PDF) Other stuff: Net Sampler Code (ZIP file) IM Server Code (ZIP file) Cheat Sheet for JmDNS jmdns-example.py Docs and hints on P2P protocol	Quiz 1: Covering readings to date, GUIs, asynchronous programming, and prototyping. Readings: None for this week
7 2/20/06	Distributed Applications Exception handling Network programming idioms Protocol design and prototyping	Slides: Week 7 (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 7 (PDF)	Assignments: Implement network backend. Due Tuesday, 3/14/06, 11:59PM. Instant Messaging grading criteria. Social Networking grading criteria. Readings: The Work to Make a Home Network Work Listening In: Practices Surrounding iTunes Music Sharing
8 2/27/06	Distributed Applications No lecture this week. Discussion of readings, then lab time		Assignments: Continue working on networking assignment. Sign up for in-class presentations on 3/13. Readings: The Networked Home:An Analysis of Current Developments and Future Trends Rethinking the Design of the Internet: The End-to-End Argument vs. the Brave New World [Note: Section 3 is optional; please read the other sections though]
9 3/6/06	Distributed Applications No lecture this week. Discussion of readings, then lab time.		Readings: None for this week.
10 3/13/06	Distributed Applications		Quiz 2: Covering readings and lectures since the last quiz, and networking in general. In-Class Presentations! Assignments: Remember: Networking implementation due tomorrow, 3/14, 11:59PM
11 3/20/06	No class! Georgia Tech Spring Break!
12 3/27/06	Web Services Mining intelligence Extracing content from the Web Web Services: WSDL, SOAP, etc. Google, Maps, Wikipedia, and Placelab	Slides: Week 12 (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 12 (PDF) Placelab Slides (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Placelab Slides (PDF) Google Slides (Powerpoint) Google Slides (PDF) Other Stuff: wiki.py (ZIPped) Sample Google Maps page	Assignments: Implement web services features. Due Friday 4/7/06, 11:59PM Instant Messaging grading criteria Social Navigation grading criteria Sign up for in-class presentations on 4/3 Readings: Labeling Images with a Computer Game PlaceLab: Device Positioning Using Radio Beacons in the Wild
13 4/3/06	Web Services No lecture this week. Discussion of readings, in-class presentations, then lab time.		In-Class Presentations! Assignments: Keep working on web services project. Due this Friday, 4/7, 11:59PM
14 4/10/06	Data Management	Slides: Week 14 (Keynote 3, ZIPped) Week 14 (PDF) Other Stuff: hsqldb.jar	Quiz 3: Covering readings and lectures since the last quiz (all the web services stuff) Readings: None! Assignments: Implement database project. Due Friday 4/28/06, 11:59PM. We'll use the same grading criteria for the entire class this time. Prepare for in-class presentations next week!
15 4/17/06	Data Management No lecture this week. In-class presentations, then lab time.		In-class Presentations! Assignments: Keep working on database project.
16 4/24/06	No class! CHI Week!	None	Assignments: Remember: Database project due Friday, 4/28, at 11:59PM