Applications of UX techniques for the improvement of didactic material of descriptive geometry of the course of design of UNESP

• Grant number: 19/00719-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2019
• End date: August 31, 2020
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Industrial Design
• Principal Investigator: Vânia Cristina Pires Nogueira Valente
• Grantee: Geraldo Bosco Bottaro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura, Artes e Comunicação (FAAC). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Bauru. Bauru , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This research proposal aims to investigate ways to redesign or graphical and functional reformulation of the Hypergeo electronic book of the Faculty of Arts, Architecture and Communication, which serves as a tool to support the teaching of Descriptive Geometry. For this, concepts of User Experience, Human-Computer Interaction, and User-Centered Design methodologies will be studied and applied, with a critical look at Jakob Nielsen's heuristics and the most current usability criteria. Through this research project, it is hoped to improve some of the existing didactic material to facilitate the learning of Descriptive Geometry as well as to provide guidelines for future web design interventions in electronic books.