Thursday, October 16, 2003

Emotional Design

This is an intriguing concept, since many of the elements that can make digital games powerful learning tools are related to emotions, such as fun, excitement and pleasure. A new book by Dr. Don Norman of the usability consultancy group, Nielson Norman Group, addesses the importance of feelings in technology design. The book "Emotional Design: Why we Love (or Hate) Everyday Things" will be coming out in early 2004. Norman says that beauty, pleasure and simplicity are just as important to technology design as function. To find out more see the BBC News Article: Technology to make you go "wow".
BBC Article

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