2024/10/17 by Hauke Sandhaus, Sandhaus, Hauke, Qing Gu +5 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Psychology · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Innovative Human-Technology Interaction #Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods #K.3.1 #K.3.2 #Mobile Learning in Education
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2410.14048
openalex publication_date 2024/10/17 · openalex created_date 2024/11/02 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) is transforming Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) education and technology design, yet its impact remains poorly understood. This study explores how graduate students in an applied HCI course used GenAI tools during interactive device design. Despite no encouragement, all groups integrated GenAI into their workflows. Through 12 post-class group interviews, we identified how GenAI co-design behaviors present both benefits, such as enhanced creativity and faster design iterations, and risks, including shallow learning and reflection. Benefits were most evident during the execution phases, while the discovery and reflection phases showed limited gains. A taxonomy of usage patterns revealed that students' outcomes depended more on how they used GenAI than the specific tasks performed. These findings highlight the need for HCI education to adapt to GenAI's role and offer recommendations for curricula to better prepare future designers for effective creative co-design.