Users' understanding of fun in consumer products

Cila N., Erbug C., Sener B.

Annual Meeting of the Ergonomics-Society, Nottingham, Birleşik Krallık, 01 Nisan 2007, ss.291-296 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Nottingham
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Birleşik Krallık
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.291-296
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper aims to provide an overall picture of fun in product design by analysing users' understanding of fun and comparing the findings with the related human-computer interaction (HCI) literature. The results reveal that users interpret fun from many different viewpoints, which can be categorized under four subject headings: functional qualities, enchanting qualities, visual qualities and metaphorical qualities. These keyword categories constitute a valuable database for product designers to understand users' perception and expectations in relation to fun, and are suggested as helpful for designing fun products that expansively fulfil users' needs.