Friday, January 28, 2005
Functionality is dead
Computer Weekly says so: a survey of users shows that usability beats functionalitry in what they want. Hardly suprising.
But why now are users aware of this? Is it because finally the approaches taken by HCI have paid off and decent products have emerged? Is it because things like Google are simple and effective, and that many many people know about it and realise it?
Personally, I think it's down to the improvement in the awareness of users, their education about the digital realm, and its possibilities. And this has to be a good thing.
Computer Weekly says so: a survey of users shows that usability beats functionalitry in what they want. Hardly suprising.
But why now are users aware of this? Is it because finally the approaches taken by HCI have paid off and decent products have emerged? Is it because things like Google are simple and effective, and that many many people know about it and realise it?
Personally, I think it's down to the improvement in the awareness of users, their education about the digital realm, and its possibilities. And this has to be a good thing.
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