Direct Manipulation, management assignment help

Assignment 3: Direct Manipulation
Due Week 8 and worth 80 points

Early computer systems relied on command line interfaces to perform all
actions. Today, the majority of systems use direct manipulation rather than a
command line interface. The goal of designing a direct manipulation interface is
to make use of the system intuitive to the end user. One industry that has been
extremely successful designing intuitive direct manipulation inputs is the video
game industry. Most game players are able to learn controls as they play a game
and then apply the same controls to similar games. Rarely do they need to read
a user manual.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the three (3) principles of direct manipulation and give examples
   as to how they are used in video game controls.
2. Analyze video game-type interfaces and discuss three (3) reasons why video
   game-type interfaces would not be effective for real-world applications.
3. Describe at least three (3) advantages of direct manipulation versus command
   line interfaces.
4. Evaluate direct manipulation and describe three (3) problems with it.
5. Use at least three (3) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia
   and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
  margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
  school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
  the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length