Nice to have an opinion, but do you have any valid scientific data to back that up?
Where do you think that the research methods that usability depends on came come from. Or what field of study developed the eyetracking methods that many usability studies use? Look at what departments of study that house undergraduate and graduate courses in usability. I'll give you a hint, its psychology. Its painfully obvious that you know little or nothing about experimental or cognitive psychology. Nor from your arrogant tirade do you show any real knowledge of the research methods involved in this field of study. On 3/17/06, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My 8 year old brother is just as qualified as any psyche major at informing > someone of what should be changed in an application to make it more 'user > friendly'. > > Saying cognitive psychology has a lot to do with usability is like saying > breathing is necessary to live. I don't know anyone who went to college and > majored in breathing that came out claiming their degree gave them the > knowledge to change the way everyone else breathes. It's a label on the way > people supposedly 'think' based on past experience and it's complete BS to > assume everyone thinks the same way because their uncle did odd things to > them or they have to move their mouse 5 more pixels to the left. > > I bet there are a ton of porn surfers out there that are WAAAYY better > suited for recommending usability changes than psychologists. Why? Because > they surf the web one handed > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > Bobby Hartsfield > http://acoderslife.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:02 AM > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > Subject: Re: usability skills > > Cognitive Psychology has a lot to do with usabilty , especially my > area, attention and information processing. Where do you think this > stuff came from in the first place? > > On 3/17/06, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 'bout as much as psych > > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > > Bobby Hartsfield > > http://acoderslife.com > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:11 AM > > To: CF-Jobs-Talk > > Subject: Re: usability skills > > > > I'm happy for you, Bobby. But what does that have to do with usabilitiy > > skills? (curious) > > > > Judith > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >I slept at a Holiday Inn Express last night > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:11:2938 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/11 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:11 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.11 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
