Well, I also find it frustrating. One of the problems with our field is that it's hard to define. Key terms we use -- like design -- mean a lot of things to people. I'm really bored with hearing how the term "user" is terrible and only also used by drug dealers.
Etc. etc. Frankly, I think it hurts us. All the way back in 2003, when I was editor in chief of User Experience magazine, I wrote an editorial that said in part: "Can we collectively (and by this I mean all the players in our human-centered universe) come up with a clear, shared, compelling and, above all, actionable vision to present to the technology community? To do this, we'd have to make a few concessions. We'd have to put aside our love of arguing fine distinctions and reach for the fundamental agreements that we all share. We'd have to agree upon a common terminology even if some nuances are lost." My call to action was to suggest that get together and make it happen. But it seems that we are not quite there yet. Charlie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=24564 ________________________________________________________________ *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
