Yes, that is what I was getting at with my post, the idea of perception. I didn't mean for it to go into the direction of agreeing with the airport security solution. Probably not the best example as it does create emotional responses, disguising the point. (Although I do wholeheartedly hear everyone's concerns and am not in any way trying to dismess them - just trying to stay OT.)
I'll go with progress bar, progress bar is safe. :) My point was that although people know the truth, there are some (or lots) that would rather be coddled in some way. Not to say people want to be babies or treated like children, but sometimes people are just tired (and understandably so) and don't want to have to think every waking hour. Little things like the progress bar, it may not always be accurate but some people like that movement if at least to show they are not frozen. I'm not saying these are the best solutions, personally I say don't be so lazy and design it right the first time. But a fake progress bar may be better than no progress bar in many situations to alleviate frustration. Obviously we are not representative of the target users for many of these solutions, but we are not only designing for us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24028 ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
