I’ve been sick for the days I wanted to do the poster, so it’s substantially lower in quality than I wanted it to be and I haven’t submitted it for printing yet. I intend to do so before noon tomorrow. Also because of illness, I have no other progress to report. Timeline: Finish the poster … Read more
I met with Charlie this morning. Due to feeling increasingly sick throughout the day I haven’t finished the poster as planned, but I know what needs to be added on Thursday – just a few hours of work on that day, print either that afternoon or first thing in the morning Friday.
Wanted to update to make that clear. I hope that my only requirements in the final version relate to style and language: adding the appropriate academic structure, rephrasing sentences and paragraphs, maybe moving something here or there. I hope not to need additional content, though it’s possible that some section will need an extra paragraph … Read more
The paper was my project for the weekend. I had intended it to be the final version, in order to be done with it entirely before exams and other projects came due, but I will instead consider this version the second draft and submit it to that slot on Moodle. More specific status of the … Read more
Notes post-presentation, including a few features I need to complete the base version of the code: Ran long but that’s fine. Need the URL’s input by the author to be written to file Need to choose start URL’s from a file Need to produce a randomized-choice start URL for the user (Database may add overhead, … Read more
I am shortly going to complete the presentation for this class and a quiz for another, but I made massive progress today. It is not perfect but it has enough functionality for a demo tomorrow (though because it’s not perfect I’ll spend some time tomorrow afternoon practicing). What it can do: works as a developer … Read more
I solved multiple issues just by walking through this diagram … … and it’s not even complete, I suspect. Subject to examination tomorrow morning. Progress relative to what I anticipated: basically good. Details: I process text from forms and can populate and reset those forms. I can open URL’s and produce timestamps (and therefore time … Read more
Thanksgiving is over. I exercised my prerogative to take a break and did no work in the last week. I also chose to give my final presentation this week, so I have a firm timetable that prioritizes this project (both code and paper) for the next week. To wit: Sunday, 11/27: Implement the basic JavaScript functions … Read more
I am spending today (Tuesday) writing the paper. I have now written all section and subsection headers that I need into it and started incorporating useful bits of the proposal as a baseline. In an effort to produce a working version of the software, the following are my goals for the rest of the day: … Read more
I did a little more reading this weekend. Tomorrow (Monday) I’m occupied with meetings and classes, but I’m dedicating all day Tuesday to concluding my readings, completing the first draft, and (I hope) finishing iteration zero of the software. Because of recent disruptions I am not keeping pace with my imagined progress from a few … Read more
I didn’t accomplish anything the first few days of the week. Today I want to read some more sources and finalize the paper topic. I may start incorporating the survey paper into the draft, so I can start building up the page count.
Nothing new from this weekend. Today I’m considering the IO of the URL’s for the software and, if that goes well, writing the code to create the visual interface. I’ll outline the paper and gather final reading material tomorrow. At the end of the day tomorrow I’ll post a comprehensive update.
For the last couple of days I’ve been walking through a simple Chrome extension, HexTab, the source code of which is open and published on GitHub. The functionality is nothing like mine, but it has the virtues of … being simple and open-source relying on just a few JavaScript/HTML/CSS files and therefore being easily adaptable … Read more
Presentation went well today. No project updates, except that I’ve decided that I hope to complete a working software version by the end of November so I can focus on the paper during December. (This will not interfere with completing the first draft by class in two weeks.)
Accomplished since 10/28 post: Completed the IRB form, pending approval by Charlie (most likely it will need revised but could be submitted by class on Wednesday) Drew a design of the minimal version of the program, more comprehensive design pending Next to work on: Augment the minimal design by class on Wednesday Produce the presentation for … Read more
Catching up after traveling last week, I focused mostly on procedural bits for the project: opening an Overleaf project for the paper and getting the formatting/section headers right, researching Chrome extensions, and drawing some diagrams (about which more later). I will focus on building up the paper for the next week. I also need to … Read more
Never done it before, but Google’s guide here is a good start. I was traveling late last week with some Physics research students, so my accomplishments for this project this time around are sparser than in the past. I’ll sit down tomorrow or Thursday to sketch out a design on whiteboard for how the process should … Read more
First, the documents. Presentation Proposal The proposal outlines some research on HCI, in addition to a proposed browser extension (Chrome) to facilitate easier interface comparison tests on the scale of academic and independent developers. I will complete an IRB form and a (visual) sketch of the software logic for upload by the time of the … Read more
We use a self-hosted gitlab page for the Applied Groups and other internal CS work. All seniors have an account, which they can access through gitlab.cluster.earlham.edu upon receiving an email with your password. If you haven’t worked with git, it’s good to learn now. Version control through git is ubiquitous in software development, so knowing … Read more
I spent some time over break reading The Design of Everyday Things, the first work of popular literature on user design I’ve read for this project. I’m about a third of the way through – it’s a quick and illuminating read – and I’ll finish the relevant sections soon. Some of his insights will certainly … Read more
Couple of things: The paper: craig_literature_review The presentation: craig_presentation As noted in my update of the annotated bibliography post, I had cited one paper incorrectly there. This mistake was corrected and has not been repeated in the literature review.
First, the annotated bibliography, the preliminary version submitted two days ago: craig_annotated_bibliography. Second, I want to outline my general plan here. After a meeting with Charlie this week and carefully reading some of the more fundamental papers for the topic, I have greater clarity about the project. My general plan, subject to – potentially major – modification as the … Read more
Big Picture Topic: Software Interfaces and Human Behavior Adviser: Charlie Peck Description While this requires some additional refinement, I’ve settled on the general topic and hope to incorporate some of my interests from the other topics along the way. I will study how interfaces affect interactions between humans and computers. There is a rich history in … Read more
I’m primarily interested in human-computer interaction (HCI) and, extending the notion further, how the principles of computer science, when applied through software or social networks, produce changes in human behavior. In general I’m drawing my thoughts from behavioral economics, network theory, research into user experience of software, and the general principles of software engineering and structuring … Read more