The interaction design major is a popular art study abroad major in recent years. In the past two years, the natural light art study abroad can obviously feel that more and more students are applying for interaction design study abroad. However, because there are few cases or strategies of the seniors, many students will have more doubts when applying, and they are not clear about the direction of foreign interaction design subdivision, There is a big question mark for the requirements of interaction design works, even for interaction design itself. Today, I will give you a detailed answer from these three points. Which country is good for art study and interactive design? Which art school is better for studying interactive design? What are the style requirements of each art school for interactive design works?

How many directions are there for foreign interaction design?

　　 Foreign interaction design is generally divided into two directions: HCI and VISUAL INTERACTION. These two directions are also completely different when preparing portfolios. HCI prefers hardware interaction, such as Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and VISUAL INTERACTION prefers visual interaction, such as San Francisco University of the Arts in the United States.

　　 Let's take a look at a case study of Natural Light Art to help you understand more intuitively the differences between the collections of works in the two directions.

VISUAL INTERACTION

HCL

　　 Interpretation of HCI and VISUAL INTERACTION

In recent years, Internet entrepreneurship has flourished in China. Almost overnight, all industries try to get the word "Internet". Interaction design has also turned into a popular job with this upsurge. It seems that all companies are recruiting interaction designers. However, at present, there are very few colleges and universities offering interaction design majors in China. On the contrary, many students majoring in industrial design will consider interaction design when studying abroad. Many schools have HCI (Human computer interaction) and Interaction Design. Today, studying in Natural Light Art will explain the difference between these two majors in detail.

　　 Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design, the former can be called human-computer interaction specialty, which is a specialty of partial science. The latter is liberal arts, with more design courses.

　　 1. Human Computer Interaction

There are many schools with HCI majors in the UK. Cambridge University does not have a major with this name, but there is a Rainbow Lab in Cambridge that does human-computer interaction research. If you go to Mphil (Research Master) majoring in CS (Computer Science), you can have the opportunity to study in the Lab and do research related to HCI. Rainbow Lab in Cambridge has strong strength in the field of HCI. Their outstanding directions are applied research in Graphics, Vision and AI.

Outside Cambridge, UCL (University College London) University College London It is the best, with good location, in the metropolis of London. Moreover, UCL has a good reputation and many people know about it. Their college has a human-computer interaction research center, and the research on this major is relatively in-depth. There is an authoritative textbook for HCI called Interaction Design, which is co written by Professor Yvonne Rogers of UCLIC (UCL Interaction Center). Compared with this major in other schools, UCL is more theoretical. Of course, the theory is only compared with other schools (such as York University) that prefer development. At UCL, the school itself does not only study theory. The college will not give you the actual project to do out of thin air. It will let you master the various methods required for UCD (User Centered Design) design first, so that you can learn the method knowledge before applying it in the actual project/design. Internal partners said that at the end of each term, there will be large projects to cooperate with large companies, and good designs will be directly adopted and developed, most recently by the BBC.

Then there is York University, whose courses are more inclined to computer development and application (compared with UCL's partial research, York is also partial to technology). It belongs to Computer Science College. If you have relevant background and want to develop in the computer direction, you may as well give it a try. And York is a very beautiful place. Compared with the noisy and bustling London, York is like a beautiful little garden, very quiet, and suitable for quiet learning. These are some of the most famous schools. Other universities with this major include The University of Nottingham, the University of Birmingham, etc. The comprehensive ranking of these schools is relatively decent. The difference is the specific curriculum, which will not be introduced in detail here. Please consider comprehensively according to your career planning and learning objectives, and your previous academic background.

　　 2.Interaction Design

This kind of course is more liberal than the above HCI theoretical courses. Mainly based on design. The editor will give a detailed introduction to Loughborough University about this subdivision major.

First of all, the design department of Loughborough University is very famous in the UK. It is the first school in the UK to set up an academic center for interaction design. It has deep research qualifications in this field and is a school worthy of attention. Loughborough Design School of Loughborough University. Here are some of its courses:

• Design Research Methods

• Enterprise Business and Sustainability

• Experience Design

• Service Design for Social Innovation

• Interaction Design Major Project

As at present Loughborough interaction design From the perspective of course structure, the course focuses on user experience research and usability, and also many courses on design. As for the evaluation form of Loughborough, it also includes presentation, group project, report and project specification. When studying this major in Loughborough, there is also an opportunity to practice in the design product major during the semester.

How much do you know about the style of interaction design portfolio?

        HCI is a theoretical course, which is more liberal. HCI's interactive design portfolio is mainly designed. VISUAL INTERACTION interactive design collection style is more visual!

　　 Requirements for interactive design portfolio

For the interaction design profession, the interaction design portfolio is the most important material. What is a good interaction design portfolio like? In each country, each school has different specifications and styles for the collection of works, among which we need to pay special attention to specifications. If a collection of works does not meet the specifications of the school (such as the number of pages/number of collections/submission format), the school may directly reject it. As for style, in fact, most schools do not have strict restrictions and requirements.

It is also worth mentioning the University of the Arts London. There are many prejudices that Lunyi is a second-class school, but people in the industry know that Lunyi has always been a famous professional school in art, world-famous and known as "the cradle of designers". Moreover, the school has a good location, located in London (a gathering place of world art and design talents, with a large number of avant-garde designers and artists). The only disadvantage of Lunyi is that its comprehensive ranking is relatively low, which needs to be weighed by the partners themselves.

In addition, interaction design includes Goldsmiths University of London, University of Warwick, University of Manchester, University of Bath, University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham/Nottingham Trent University.

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