Design Frictions for Mindful Interactions

Autor: Ian Renfree, Marta E. Cecchinato, Anna L. Cox, Sandy J. J. Gould, Ioanna Iacovides
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: CHI Extended Abstracts
DOI: 10.1145/2851581.2892410
Popis: Design frictions, a term found in popular media articles about user experience design, refer to points of difficulty occurring during interaction with technology. Such articles often argue that these frictions should be removed from interaction flows in order to reduce the risk of user frustration and disengagement. In this paper we argue that, in many scenarios, designing friction into interactions through the introduction of microboundaries, can, in fact, have positive effects. Design frictions can disrupt "mindless" automatic interactions, prompting moments of reflection and more "mindful" interaction. The potential advantages of intentionally introduced frictions are numerous: from reducing the likelihood of errors in data-entry tasks, to supporting health-behaviour change.
Databáze: OpenAIRE