Q1IsaacGuerrero

Document Q1IsaacGuerrero

1. Your Name

Isaac Guerrero

2. Your field of study?

Computer Science

3. In which semester of study are you?

5th

4. Why are you interested in taking this course?

Human-computer interaction is one of the basics of video game design, my primary field of interest.

5. What courses / work activities / background knowledge do you have which might be relevant to this course?

I've taken principles of programming languages, algorithms, and software engineering methods and tools.

6. Indicate your own digital literacy / fluency:
6.1. Describe your programming experience (languages, projects)

Proficient in C++, Java, and Python. Experience with Lua, Perl, and Assembly.

6.2. What applications are you familiar with (e.g. Photoshop, Canvas, Dreamweaver,...)?

I've worked on photoshop for a while now, played around in the rest of the CS3 suite. Codeblocks for C++ programming and eclipse for Java.

7 Give a brief description of the most important book / article which you have read with respect to the topic of the course.

None stick out in my mind. However my favorite book for computer science as a whole would be Design Patters, Gamma et.al.

8. What do you hope and expect to learn from this course?

I'd like to learn how to create and maintain interface systems that are intuitive and easy to use, and to gain a greater understanding on the interaction between people are computers.