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["Scott E. Armitage" <launchpad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very well-worded point, Thorsten. This expresses in clean, concise words
(and with references!) my general feelings on the subject.

Thanks,
-Scott

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 11:37 +0200, Jan-Christoph Borchardt wrote:
>
> > That is exactly why interaction needs to be intuitive and not require
> learning.
>
> This is totally unrealistic. Humans can't even walk or talk without
> learning.
>
> Some say the nipple would be the only intuitive interface. I've been
> told that not even breast feeding just works on first try ...
>
> Also see:
> http://www.uie.com/articles/design_intuitive/
>
> The thing that makes people think something would be "intuitive" is
> actually familiarity. It might be useful to think of familiarity coming
> from 3 sources:
>  * Physical, real world experience that can be leveraged with metaphors
> and pseudo-physical interface elements (or perhaps custom interface
> hardware).
>  * Experience with existing software.
>  * Concepts/thought-models from specific fields.
>
> I think the term "intuitive" should be avoided, banned even, from
> further discussion. It's a symptom of a lack of understanding in this
> field.
>
>
> --
> Thorsten Wilms
>
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> http://thorwil.wordpress.com/
>
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Scott Armitage, B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. candidate
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University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies
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