This document discusses user experience (UX) from a human-computer interaction (HCI) perspective. It defines UX as having three components: goals, meaning, and aesthetics. It also discusses how UX focuses more on being holistic and contextual compared to earlier approaches like usability testing. UX consulting requires having expertise across a wide range of industries, platforms, and content to provide optimal user experiences. The direction of UX research is moving towards more innovative, integrated, and systematic approaches that consider social, tangible, and transformational experiences.