This paper looks in the SIGCHI website. In the paper a professional review of the SIGCHI website is done. The design and overall looks and feel of the website is discussed with recommendations been made on how to improve the website. Information available is also analyzed and its applicability to the visitors discussed.
Professional Review of the Sigchi Website
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This is a website review for a premier international society called SIGCHI. The main purpose of the website is to bring together people from different locations who are interested in human-computer interaction. Human-computer interaction is mainly concerned in ensuring that computers and computer systems are accessible by people with disabilities. The website provides an avenue for members and non-members to get to know more about the society through the articles posted on its blog, community page and publications. It also provides an easy connection gateway via its email lists to other people who are involved in human-computer interaction around the world.
The website uses a consistent theme thus ensuring consistency in all the pages. With consistency the visitor will not be shocked and think they have been taken to another website after clicking a link. The content structure is well laid out especially on the home page though they could try rearranging some of the content to ensure the visitor does not have to scroll too much. The tool bar uses roll over color changes, and this lets the visitor aware that the text is a link before they click on it Mankin, 2005.
The search bar makes it easy for someone to find the information they might be searching for much faster instead of having to go through all the pages or links on the website. Using an error page for the broken and non-working links and having a form for reporting the error will ensure a visitor is not frustrated when they encounter such an error as they are browsing the website.
Look and feel of the website
The website uses a cool background color that is appealing and easy on the eyes. The text used on the website is easy to read and font size is not too small. The website is easy to navigate as one can use the links on the top which are clearly labeled, or they can access specific articles from the left side menu that are related to the menu item they clicked. All the important notices are published on the website thus ensuring that visitors are updated on any new development. Any upcoming event is posted on the right side of the main content. This gives a visitor who is willing to attend the event an easy access information pertaining to the event.
The website is targeted for anyone who is interested in finding out more information pertaining to human-computer interaction. Though, a majority of its members are people involved in user interface design and development of computer systems, students, researchers, and lecturers. Interest in making computers easily accessible for disabled people is the common thing that the target audience will have in common. Developers of computer systems and programs targeted to children and adolescents can get information that would assist them in developing interactive system. For students, the website provides resources that would assist them to better understand this field, and it makes available research materials as well as bibliographies that they can use to get more understanding in regards to human-computer interaction.
Useful information about the website
The resources and publications pages contain many articles that are of great interest. The resources pages provide a lot of articles that range from approved curriculums for educating student interested in human-computer interaction, how to make computers more computer systems easily accessible to people with disabilities, link for more articles related to human-computer interaction, and how best to ensure that there is interactivity when developing programs for children and adolescents Hughes, 2001.
This website provides information to system developers, thus ensuring that the systems they develop can be used by disabled people. This will ensure that no one will be discriminated in any way.
Under the about SIGCHI link, there are links that had more information on the general guidelines, by laws, and policies & procedures of ensuring human-computer interaction. This are links that anyone developing any computer application or system would find very helpful especially if they want to develop systems that are easily accessible by everyone with or without disabilities. There are more articles under resources that one will need to read that will also increase their knowledge in the field of human-computer interaction.
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