For this assignment, choose one device, one app, and one Web site. For example, you can choosea handheld HCI-related device, an app that you use regularly on a smartphone, or a Web site thatyou frequent in everyday life. Each weekly assignment in the units to come should use adifferent selection of each.1. Critique this week's choice of each of three interactive items and then judge them acros
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For this assignment, choose one device, one app, and one Web site. For example, you can choose
a handheld HCI-related device, an app that you use regularly on a smartphone, or a Web site that
you frequent in everyday life. Each weekly assignment in the units to come should use a
different selection of each.
1. Critique this week's choice of each of three interactive items and then judge them across
Nielsen's weekly heuristic. This week's focus is on Nielsen's heuristic related to "user
control and freedom."
2. Focus on one of the three interactive items and detail how cognitive and affective design
aspects relate to its design.
3. Select one of the three interactive items and explain why you believe that this particular
interactive device or application is more user-centric than the other two. Use specific
examples from the textbook, usability sites, and e-books in order to support your
findings. References and citations are required to be in proper APA formatting.
The paper should be approximately 1–2 pages with a separate reference page. Incorporate the
following five headers in the following order. The headers directly match the grading criteria in
the assignment scoring guide.
[Name of Device] and Nielsen's Heuristic of User Control and Freedom.
[Name of Application] and Nielsen's Heuristic of User Control and Freedom.
[Name of Website] and Nielsen's Heuristic of User Control and Freedom.
[Name of Chosen Interactive Item] and its Cognitive and Affective Properties.
[Name of Chosen Interactive Item] and its User-Centric Design Strengths.
Submit your completed assignment either as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF
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