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SO MANY of my students were incredibly smart . I knew they would get into the working world and create terrific new software programs , ____________________ projects and entertainment devices . I also knew they had the potential to frustrate ____________________ of people in the process .

Those of us who are engineers and computer ____________________ don't always think about how to build things so they're easy to use . A lot of us are terrible at explaining complex tasks in simple ways . Ever read the instruction ____________________ for a VCR ? ?

That's why I wanted to impress upon my students the importance of thinking about the end users of their creations . How could I make clear to them how important it was not to create ____________________ that is frustrating ? ?

When I taught a ? user interface ? class at the ____________________ of Virginia , I'd bring in a working VCR on the first day . I would put it on a desk in the front of the room . I would pull out a sledgehammer . I would ____________________ the . ?

The students would look at me and I could tell they were shocked , ____________________ and slightly amused . It was exciting for them . They were thinking : ? I don't know who this guy is , but I'm ____________________ coming to class tomorrow to check out his next stunt . ?

I sure got their attention . That's always the first step to solving an ____________________ problem . ?

All of the students from my days at UVa . ____________________ ____________________ the ____________________ now . As they go about creating new technologies , ?