{"649775":{"#nid":"649775","#data":{"type":"news","title":"New Web Experience Launches with Focus on Users\u2019 Needs","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe College of Computing is set to launch a newly designed website on Aug. 20.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe new site will provide a faster and more user-friendly digital experience while offering greater accommodation for those with accessibility needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo major components of this redesign includes menus organized by user groups rather than by departmental structure and an enhanced mobile-friendly experience that is compatible with all major browsers and across all devices.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis new streamlined experience is further complemented by the updated\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/brand.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech branding theme\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;which features the iconic Tech Gold header and characteristic Institute-wide slogan, Creating the Next.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EUsers will notice a number of other engaging new features. These range from the ability to sort faculty members by school to being able to sort events by type and function.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe research needed to complete such a major transformation was compiled by two student teams from the School of Interactive Computing master\u0026rsquo;s in\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mshci.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EHuman Computer Interaction (HCI) program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETeam members\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EHarshali Wadge,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ESantiago Arconada Alvarez,\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPrabodh Sakhardande, Shihui Ruan, Jordan Hill, Jordan Cox, Chaoyuan Luo, Yuhan Zhou,\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELu Meng\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;were all leads on this research as part of the HCI Special Topics class taught by Senior Research Scientist\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ECarrie Bruce\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThese student teams spent the 2019 Fall semester assembling a series of evidence-based design methods, field surveys, and testing groups that were used to inform the overall user experience of this new site.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith the student teams\u0026rsquo; initial research and the efforts of a dedicated team of staff, the college has successfully condensed several thousand pages of content into hundreds. 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