Preston Fore is a staff writer at Fortune, covering the worlds of education and personal financed. Preston graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he studied ...

It's been edited for length and clarity. When I was offered a $150,000 starting salary as a UX designer for a major casino, I thought my dreams of a glamorous corporate life were finally coming true.

expect students from disciplines outside of computer science or design to take an interest in HCI and UX. Smartphones with touchscreens are one of the most ubiquitous examples of HCI and UX, but the ...