Isn't this one of Clark's Three Laws? That any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke's_three_laws Fascinating topic. My 2 cents would be that it doesn't matter whether the designers think they're creating magic. If the designs are effective and good, then surely some of the users wouldn't be able to distinguish the technique from magic. That is, if they could detect it at all! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46699 ________________________________________________________________ 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
