: [IxDA Discuss] Thought experiment: Law against usability that's
TOO good?
I had a feeling we were both honing in on the same goals, Jaanus, and
weren't really too far off. I'm just sensitive to the neutral tool argument
because at one time I tried to hold to that reasoning, and was shown how it
didn't
R. Groot wrote:
Companies like Google and Apple have gotten so skilled in getting it
right, in having such an outstanding user experience, that we are drawn to
their products like months to a flame.
They're also skilled in buying companies who got it right and burying
it when they get it
Christine,
You make an intresting point.
Some academic claim that Usability is not Science but instead an ethic. See
Paul Cairns Harold Thimbleby 2008 http://en.scientificcommons.org/42316368
I am not fully convinced of this but I think it is an intresting argument.
If Usability is an Ethic
R. Groot wrote:
Companies like Google and Apple have gotten so skilled in getting it
right, in having such an outstanding user experience, that we are drawn to
their products like months to a flame.
They're also skilled in buying companies who got it right and burying
it when they get it
Christine,
I agree with what you say and I did not think that aspect through
enough when posting. I subscribe to everything that you say;
additionally, I like the research that says that our language affects
our thinking, and that it has been proven that the thought patterns of
different
I had a feeling we were both honing in on the same goals, Jaanus, and
weren't really too far off. I'm just sensitive to the neutral tool argument
because at one time I tried to hold to that reasoning, and was shown how it
didn't hold up.
But we hold the same values, and I really like that we're
Dear all,
Since some time I have been playing around with something and I would like
to share it with you to pick your brains. I see it as a thought experiment
and therefore it might seem a little overboard. But nevertheless I would be
very interested in hearing your thoughts on this.
-- My
There%u2019s a difference between usability, and the business
objectives for which usability and design is being used. You are
talking about business objectives. Usability is a method to achieve
those business objectives, and is a general societal concept next to
things like Internet, electricity
I think I'd have to respectfully disagree, Jaanus.
Your position appears to be a variation of what is usually referred to as
the neutral tool argument, a position that pops up in many different
contexts and situations, from the U.S. NRA slogan, Guns don't kill people,
people kill people, to the
