The "engaged" interaction: important considerations for the HCI design and development of a web application for solving a complex combinatorial optimization problem
As the boundaries of aesthetics are broadening
out to take on board and appreciate the experiences of new
technologies, so too, the designers and developers of these
new technologies are realising the power of aesthetics to
create ‘intended’ human computer interaction (HCI)
experiences. In this paper, the interest lies in the ‘engaged’
interaction and what actually needs to be harnessed between
the aesthetic and the algorithm to ensure the ‘intended’ HCI
experience is achieved. The paper will focus on the design
and development of an interactive website for solving a real
world combinatorial optimization problem. Its main
contribution lies in its investigation into the ‘engaged’
interaction whilst highlighting how we really need to
understand and appreciate the interface between the aesthetic
and the algorithm in order to fully get to the heart of HCI
experience