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Watch the intro video first.
Early personal computers & games - week 9 - intro lecture notes
Read
Pace Layering: How Complex Systems Learn and Keep Learning
The People's History of Computing
Read Chapter 5 about Oregon Trail
Watch
Write How have the modern interaction design principles and designs seen today in 2020 evolved from the first glimmers of graphical user interfaces in the Xerox Star (1982) and the popular Macintosh that became available in 1984. What layers have changed? Which have stayed essentially the same (or changed very little)? Which continue to change as we envision future ways to interact with technology?
Write a short piece thinking about these questions and post to the class blog & assign to the category User Interface Changes.
Play Oregon Trail 1990 version Oregon Trail Deluxe 1992 version
Write Now that you have played Oregon Trail, can you describe why do you think this was one of the most played computer games of its time?
Post your thoughts to the class blog. Use the category Oregon Trail on your post so that it shows up in the right category in the navigation.
Deadline for postings: Tuesday, November 3, 11:59pm