Blog — Experience and Interaction Design

Technologie, die verbindet!

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlAugust 26, 2011assited living, experience design, human-computer interaction, industrial design, interaction design, intimacy, relatedness, social experience, user experience

The dilemma of the hedonic – Appreciated, but hard to justify

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlAugust 11, 2011aesthetics, beauty, experience design, hedonic quality, human-computer interaction, justification, user experience

Things with attitude [updt]

We are happy to be a part of the Create11 symposium at 23rd June 2011, 11:30, in London. Matthias Laschke will talk about Transformational Products as "things with attitude."

Execute, engage, expand, evolve

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlMay 29, 2011human-computer interaction, user experience

The thing and I

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlMay 24, 2011experience design, human-computer interaction, interaction design, user experience

Persuasive, transformational, gamified - Themenheft der i-com

"Persuasive Technologies" und "Gamification" erforscht den Einsatzinteraktiver Produkte mit dem Ziel, das Verhalten und die Einstellungen von Menschen gezielt zu verändern. Dabei gilt es eine Reihe von Aspekten zu berücksichtigen: von allgemeineren ethischen Fragen oder der Frage, was Motivation überhaupt ist, bis zur Gestaltung konkreter Produkte, ihrer Akzeptanz und der Messung ihres Erfolgs.

The effect of perceived hedonic quality

Usability can be broadly defined as quality of use. However, even this broad definition neglects the contribution of perceived fun and enjoyment to user satisfaction and preferences. Therefore, we recently suggested a model taking “hedonic quality” (HQ; i.e., non-task-oriented quality aspects such as innovativeness, originality, etc.) and the subjective nature of “appealingness” into account (Hassenzahl, Platz, Burmester, & Lehner, 2000). In this study, I aimed to further elaborate and test this model.

With a little help from a friend: A Shower Calendar to save water

The Shower Calendar is a "persuasive" concept for reducing the consumption of water for showering. It offers a way to foster awareness of water consumption and communication among family members. This ultimately has the potential to result in behavioral change.

The impact of concept (re)presentation on users' evaluation and perception

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlDecember 13, 2010concept evaluation, experience design, human-computer interaction, interaction design, user experience

DESIGNi: a workbench for supporting interaction design

PublicationsMarc HassenzahlDecember 11, 2010aesthetics of interaction, experience design, human-computer interaction, interaction design

linked. – a relatedness experience for boys

An ethnography-inspired study revealed that teenage boys tend to "squabble" to express and fulfill their need for relatedness and physicality. linked. draws upon this. It is a modular pillow-like device, enabling boys to squabble over a distance, thereby providing a means to experience relatedness in a novel, emotional, but socially appropriate way.

Dynamics of user experience: How the perceived quality of mobile phones changes over time

The way we use and experience an interactive product is a dynamic process. Surprisingly, only a very small number of studies in the context of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) attempt to track and explain changes in behavior and experience over time. The present paper introduces CORPUS (Change Oriented analysis of the Relationshipbetween Product and USer), an interview technique to reconstruct changes in user experience over a period of morethan one year.