Week1 Outside of Class

On Monday we had homework. It was to read the article "The Difference Between Usability and User Experience". The article not only talked about the differences but also the similarities. Usability is more concerned with the effectiveness and goal unlike user experience which is concerned with all aspects of the experience. Usability is all about making it easy for the user to use so they don't get frustrated. User experience is about whether the user is happy and if it was a delightful experience. A simpler way of saying is that usability is a part of user experience. Along with usability there is utility, desirability, and brand experience. These all contribute to the overall experience of a user.

We also had to get information and research about the sport that was assigned to us. Our group has hockey. I talked to my brother about it because he is a hockey player and he told me all about the rules and what to except of a game.
This is what we talked about:

Me: Can you tell me about any rules or penalties in hockey.

Steven:

Offside- when the team with the puck enters the offensive zone before the puck does. That means any team members that cross the blue line completely before the puck.

Icing- Icing the puck is when one team shoots the puck form their side to the other side of the rink without it being touched.If the team defending touches it the play is dead and the face off goes to the other teams end.

2 minute penalty (minor)- The team that the penalty is against becomes 1 player short and it becomes 5 on 4 play.

Double minor (If you draw blood or do 2 penalties) – It can be a 4 min penalty of 4 on 5 or the team takes 2 separate penalties and they are used when the referee decided to call the penalty.

Goal tender interference-If you make contact with goal tender. If you go in the crease which is the box around the goalie, there is no penalty but there used to be.

Penalty shot: Awarded if a person has the opportunity with a 1 on 1 shot to the goal but the other team trips them or does a penalty, the tripped team gets a penalty shot.

Power Play- The team that is not down a player during a penalty has the power play. If the team scores the penalty is over. If it's a 5 minute penalty for fighting and a team scores then the penalty is not over and they can score until the penalty time runs out.

Stick penalties- One is hooking which is taking your stick and hitting it into any part of someone that isn't their stick and obstructing them. Slashing is swinging the stick with force onto another players stick or their body. It has to break or knock the stick out of their hands to be a penalty.

If the team that got sticked touches puck and continues the play the high sticking is null and void.

Misconduct penalties-It is a 10 minute penalty awarded with another previous penalty. A player has to sit out of the game for 10 minutes. This doesn't make a power play.

Game misconduct- A player can't play for a whole game.

If a penalty has been called, the ref will put his arm in the air. The play doesn't stop until the team that commits penalty has control of the puck.

Delayed penalty- 6 vs. 5 This is when the 1 team pulls their goalie from the rink.

FOULS:

Fighting foul- This is a 5 minute penalty. Players from both teams drop their gloves and sticks and start fighting.

Interference- When one player impedes the progress of the other team's player when the puck isn't nearby or has just been gotten rid of.

High sticking- If your own stick is above your shoulders and hits somebody else it is a penalty.

Regular high sticking -The play is blown dead and given to defending teams side.

If the puck is touched with a high stick and it goes into the net then its disallowed which means it doesn't count.

EQUIPMENT:

Team members wear shin pads, hockey pants, a cup, elbow pads, shoulder pads, a helmet, and hockey gloves.

The goalie has goalie pads instead of shin pads, a chest protector instead of shoulder pads, a glove hand, and a blocker which is the off hand.

RULES:

If the puck goes out of bounds (over the glass) it will start in whichever zone's team that hit it in the first place.

Odd man rushes- The team with the puck has 1 or more players than defending team in a rush. Sides aren’t even and they rush towards the goalie with the puck.

If the goalie ever hits the puck the play is dead and it goes to face off on the goal side of the ice.

There's a spot behind the net (the trapezoid) which was added recently. It's the only place the goalie is aloud to go beside the box. He's not aloud to go into the corners but he can come up to red line.

Passing-You can pass with any part of your body except with your gloves. You can pass with glove if your in your zone but if your'e outside of the blue line, it's considered to be a hand pass and the play is dead. They would then have a face off in the nearest face off circle.

Overtime is a 5 min period.The game play is 4 vs. 4. If it takes longer than 5 mins they go to a shootout.

Shootout -3 on each side. Whoever has the most goals after 3 shots wins. They keeps going until 1 team scores and the other teams saves.

In the playoffs overtimes is considered whoever scores first and there's no shoot out.

There are 2 refs and 2 linesmen.

REFS call penalties and sometimes offsides and icing.

LINESMEN call offside and high sticking and drop the puck at face off.

There are 3 periods of 20 minutes each. If there is a tie it goes into overtime.