Ko explains the gulf of execution as the gap between the user's goal and the input they have to provide to achieve it. She explains the gulf of evaluation as the gap between the output of a user interface and the user's goal. Better designed interfaces tend to have smaller gulfs.
Assignment: Choose a user goal (e.g. control the heat on a stovetop for a specific burner) and two different interfaces that achieve that goal (e.g. two different types of stovetop). For each interface, describe the gulfs and explain which gulfs you think are larger (and why). Be specific: what is it about the interface design that helps (or hinders) bridging the gulf? In the stove example, the gulf of execution is smaller for a stove with a layout for controls that geometrically matches the layout for burners. The gulf of evaluation is smaller for a stove with clear indicators for which burners are "hot" or "on".
If you think the gulfs can be ordered, do you think the interface with the smaller gulfs is better? Explain. Do you think the designer deliberately increased the gulfs for some other reason - fashion, perhaps? If you think the gulfs are incomparable, explain why.
Note: Again, avoid computer/web/phone/video-game interfaces. Stick to "real" objects. Be concrete, and include appropriate images of your objects.
Important: Every group should analyze a different object. To implement this, you should "claim" your object in a "Homework 2" Piazza post and later add your homework solution as a follow-up to your claim. FCFS.
Submit your solution on Piazza in an appropriate thread. Be prepared to explain your example to the class.