Wow. These are great responses. I have had a hard time concretely explaining "why" I felt this was important to think about. While it is important and necessary for me to do research and present examples/discussions about certain software interaction functions I think that this approach is somewhat one-sided. I am looking for a book/blog/rule/something more along the lines of the behavioral psychology of interacting with digital media.
For example: the external link vs internal link thing. When I tried to explain "Why" I thought it was important I couldn't very easily explain this very well in a logical language framework that a developer/project manager would have an easier time understanding. (NOT to be taken as a catch-all for developers mis-understanding things, TO BE TAKEN as a way for me to better explain my ethereal thoughts) My arguments lose validity when I start using phrases like "emotion and feeling lost, unfamiliar, confusion". It is frustrating to get into an argument about "behavior" in a disagreement with a developer. How can you explain to someone that even logical things can have behavioral consequences? Whew, that was a bit difficult to explain, but I think you get the idea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://gamma.ixda.org/discuss?post=21128 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://gamma.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://gamma.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://gamma.ixda.org/help
