Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory... same same or what?

2009-08-11 Thread Soren Weimann
What's going on? I may be dumb, but the best usability test subjects are. Is the interaction design of this forum an experiment? I posted a reply to William. It's gone. I received a reply in my mail-box I cannot see in the thread??? Sorry, it just blows my mind to see something like that in a

[IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory... same same or what?

2009-08-10 Thread Soren Weimann
Being a product of the school of pragmatic language theory it have always puzzled me that (some) usability folk are very eager to distinguish their field from language and semiotic theory. Honstly I don't see a big difference. By removing themselves from language theory, they are cuting

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory...same same or what?

2009-08-10 Thread William Hudson
Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory...same same or what? ... Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory... same same or what?

2009-08-10 Thread Paul Bryan
I agree with you about the importance of language in user experience design. An understanding of semiotics and related aspects of information theory support the creation of interactive access points that most closely mirror the intentions of the largest or more most valuable segments of users of a

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory...same same or what?

2009-08-10 Thread Sullivan, Brian
that connection. Thanks, Brian -Original Message- From: new-boun...@ixda.org [mailto:new-boun...@ixda.org] On Behalf Of Soren Weimann Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 9:39 PM To: disc...@ixda.org Subject: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory...same same or what

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory... same same or what?

2009-08-10 Thread Kopano Ramaphoi
Could anybody explain the relationship between Human Computer Interaction and Interacton Design? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44465

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Pragmatic language theory and usability theory...same same or what?

2009-08-10 Thread Kopano Ramaphoi
Its a bet confussing bcoz the explanation seems to be more close to the definition of Interaction Design, so how about you put it into defferent percepctive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44465