Sci-fi movies and videos can serve as interesting, valuable material on which to run heuristic evaluations of the designs, to study future personas and use scenarios, and to inform designers of possible future technological, social, or cultural contexts. Among authors urging such study is Stuart Reeves in the pages of this publication recently [2], but in the past few years there are many authors focusing on the value of science-fiction media (see, for example, [3]). There might even emerge a new class of heuristics: What principles should we follow to make sure that alien creatures can use our products and services? Conversely, how should we evaluate alien displays and equipment shown in terms of their use by human beings?
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