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Supplementary Reading: Donald Norman, Emotional Design, 99-133
Supplementary Reading: Donald Norman, Emotional Design, 99-133
"Fun and pleasure, alas, are not topics often covered by science. Science can be too serious, and even when it attempts to examine the issues surrounding fun and pleasure, its very seriousness becomes a distraction. Yes, there are conferences on the scientific basis of humour, of fun ("funology" is the name given to this particular endeavor), but this is a difficult topic and progress is slow. Fun is still an art form, best left to the creative minds of writers, directors and other artists. But the lack of scientific understanding should not get in the way of our enjoyment. Artists often pave the way, exploring approaches to human interaction that science then struggles to understand. This has long been true in drama, literature, art, and music, and it is these areas that provide lessons for design. Fun and games: a worthwhile pursuit." (Norman, 100)
Norman attempts to deconstruct fun several times in the book, most usefuly on page 105, in reference to the work of human factors expert and designer Patrick Jordan, when he defines four types of pleasure: physio-pleasure, socio-pleasure, psycho-pleasure and ideo-pleasure.
"Fun and pleasure, alas, are not topics often covered by science. Science can be too serious, and even when it attempts to examine the issues surrounding fun and pleasure, its very seriousness becomes a distraction. Yes, there are conferences on the scientific basis of humour, of fun ("funology" is the name given to this particular endeavor), but this is a difficult topic and progress is slow. Fun is still an art form, best left to the creative minds of writers, directors and other artists. But the lack of scientific understanding should not get in the way of our enjoyment. Artists often pave the way, exploring approaches to human interaction that science then struggles to understand. This has long been true in drama, literature, art, and music, and it is these areas that provide lessons for design. Fun and games: a worthwhile pursuit." (Norman, 100)
Norman attempts to deconstruct fun several times in the book, most usefuly on page 105, in reference to the work of human factors expert and designer Patrick Jordan, when he defines four types of pleasure: physio-pleasure, socio-pleasure, psycho-pleasure and ideo-pleasure.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Exercise Nine: A Meeting in a Supermarket
This exercise is designed to continue to get you thinking in narrative, and about how narrative applies to user experience.
Using one of the attached grocery store receipts as your inspiration/evidence, create two narratives. Post your narratives to the blog. At least one of these narratives should consist of more than just prose. Consider images, video, poetry and sound. Be creative! Here's an example of a variety of possible responses to a single receipt.
Your receipt assignments (the page number) are as follows:
Priscilla: 1
Andrey: 2
Amanda: 3
Marlissa: 4
Amy: 5
Alexander: 6
Dominic: 7
Nicole: 8
Jenny: 9
Ann: 10
Song: 11
Allison: 12
William: 13
Robert: 14
Leigh: 15
Milena: 16
Adam: 1
Mark: 2
Banafsheh: 3
Zachary: 4
Inbal: 5
Hee Jin: 6
Emily: 7
Zunera: 8
Eve: 9
Post your narratives to the blog by Sunday, February 25 at 11:59PM.
Using one of the attached grocery store receipts as your inspiration/evidence, create two narratives. Post your narratives to the blog. At least one of these narratives should consist of more than just prose. Consider images, video, poetry and sound. Be creative! Here's an example of a variety of possible responses to a single receipt.
Your receipt assignments (the page number) are as follows:
Priscilla: 1
Andrey: 2
Amanda: 3
Marlissa: 4
Amy: 5
Alexander: 6
Dominic: 7
Nicole: 8
Jenny: 9
Ann: 10
Song: 11
Allison: 12
William: 13
Robert: 14
Leigh: 15
Milena: 16
Adam: 1
Mark: 2
Banafsheh: 3
Zachary: 4
Inbal: 5
Hee Jin: 6
Emily: 7
Zunera: 8
Eve: 9
Post your narratives to the blog by Sunday, February 25 at 11:59PM.
Exercise 8 - Adam and Banafshe = Kitty War!
When the kitty society turns on itself, it becomes KITTEN WAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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