Lectures
Handouts HCI & Information Visualization 2026-2027
aka Lectures Interactive Information Visualization
The table below gives access to lecture slides for each lecture and relevant corresponding chapters in the book Designing Interactive Systems. If any additional reading material is expected to be studied for a lecture, it can be found in the table below. The subjects are due to change - this is a provisional list.
The reading assignment is indicated for the lecture at that date; it refers to the 2nd edition of the Benyon course book. Please use this chapter mapping that shows what chapters you need to use if you have the 3rd edition version of the book. Links to the addition papers are given in the table after the lecture schedule.
Lecture slides provided, comprise a summary per lecture. These are exclusively made for the LIACS HCI&IV course 2026-2027 and should only be used for that purpose. Please report errors, omissions and/or additional remarks. Thanks in advance.
Monday lectures are from 11.00 - 12.45, incuding a 15 min break.
Thursday lectures are from 13.15 - 15.00, including a 15 min break.
Schedule is updated according to My TimeTable;
The lecture materials, slides & video, are released after each lecture. The links are given in the schedule below.
| Title | date | Location | Subjects discussed | Reading Assignment | File | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Aug 31 2026 | Gorlaeus | Introduction to HCI/InfoVis Key Principles | Ch. 1 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 02 | Sep 03 2026 | Gorlaeus BW 0.39 | Human Perception & Cognition, User Psychology | Ch. 22, Ch. 24 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 03 | Sep 07 2026 | Gorlaeus BE 0.18 | Reasoning, Gestalt, Perception & Senses | Ch. 24, Ch. 26, Additional papers | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 04 | Sep 10 2026 | Gorlaeus BW 0.39 | Affordance, Knowledge representation, Mental Models, Metaphors Practical Assignment Structure | Ch. 9, Additional Papers | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 05 | Sep 14 2026 | Gorlaeus BE 0.18 | Mental Models & Metaphors, Interaction Paradigms, Models and Concepts PM TEST 1 25/26-09-2025, 8.30 hrs | Ch. 2 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 06 | Sep 17 2026 | Gorlaeus BW 0.39 | Interaction Styles, Windowing Systems | Ch. 2, Ch. 14 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 07 | Sep 21 2026 | Gorlaeus BE 0.18 | Fundamentals of Color, Iconic Messaging | Ch. 2, Ch. 14 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 08 | Sep 24 2026 | Gorlaeus BW 0.39 | Text, Visual Coding, Visual Support, Interaction Design, PACT,Rules/Guides, Software Life Cycle PM TEST 2 (02-10-2025, 8.30 hrs) | Ch. 2, Ch. 9, Ch,14 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 09 | Sep 28 2026 | Gorlaeus BE 0.18 | User Analysis, Task Analysis Cognitive Task Analysis | Ch. 3, Ch. 5, Ch. 11 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 10 | Oct 01 2026 | Gorlaeus BW 0.39 | Dialogue analysis Data & Task Abstraction | Ch. 11, Ch. 14 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 11 | Oct 05 2026 | Gorlaeus BE 0.18 | Usability, Prototyping PM TEST 3 (16-10-2025, 8.30 hrs) | Ch. 4, Ch. 7, Ch. 8 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 12 | Oct 08 2026 | Gorlaeus BW 0.39 | Usability Engineering, Evaluation, Service Design | Ch. 10, Ch. 18 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 13 | Oct 12 2026 | Gorlaeus BE 0.18 | Group Ware. Ubiquitous Computing, Captology, Agents, Affective Computing PM TEST 4 (06-11-2025, 8.30 hrs) | Ch. 15, Ch. 19, Ch. 20, Ch. 21 | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
| 14 | Dec TBD 2026 | TBD | Structure Final Paper, 16-12, starting at 11.00 hrs. | Assignment | [LINK] | [VIDEO] |
Additional Reading Material
These additional papers cover subjects that have been discussed in the lectures. Not all of these subjects are discussed in the book and therefore the additional background reading is provided and expected to be studied as preparation for the written exams. In the table below, it is indicated in which lecture each of the content of the paper is discussed.
| Link | ||
|---|---|---|
| S. Lee, Proprioception | Lecture 3 | [LINK] |
| F.J. Verbeek, Gestalt Theory | Lecture 3 | [LINK] |
| D. Norman, Affordance | Lecture 4 | [LINK] |
| Notes, Mental models | Lecture 4 | [LINK] |
| P.N. Johnson-Liard, Mental Models and Deduction | Lecture 4 | [LINK] |
| V. Bush, As we may think. | Lecture 5 | [LINK] |
| B.B. Bederson, Fisheye Menus | Lecture 6 | [LINK] |
| S. Brewster et al., Earcons | Lecture 7 | [LINK] |
E.R.Tufte, Envisioning Information | Lecture 8 | [LINK] |
| Div. Authors, Task Analysis | Lecture 9 | [LINK] |
| S. Moritz, Practical Access to Service Design | Lecture 12 | [LINK] |
| M. Weiser, Ubiquitous computing | Lecture 13 | [LINK] |
| BJ Fogg, Persuasive Design (Captplogy) | Lecture 13 | [LINK] |
