Usability

How many times have you downloaded an application, only to find out that the interface is confusing and unresponsive? Whether you’re using productivity software or playing a game, there’s nothing more frustrating than a poor sense of control.

The Mobile Development program addresses these concerns as they relate to different components of application design, such as menu navigation, user input, and access to saved information and media.

Classes like Mobile User Experience teach students to fine tune a program’s input response to each kind of hardware configuration, including touchscreens and keypads.

The Mobile Player Experience class also addresses the importance of usability as it relates to different types of mobile games – where intuitive controls are as important to the gameplay as the story and level design.

By mastering the subtleties of the mobile user experience, you’ll be able to create engaging software that plays to the unique strengths of different interactive formats.