Re:Ask HN: Do you have a startup spouse?
by csmeder on Wednesday June 23, 2010 @03:07AM
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Wow, you guys have a great looking idea!
I feel like the usability mantra circa 2000-2010 was "Don't make me think" and I hope the usability mantra for the decade of 2010-2020 will be "Don't make me unsure". Using inspiration from games, I hope UI developers will make sure to give instant feed back. When a user makes a mistake the user will be informed, when a user does something correct the user will be informed.
Thus using software will be more like a fun video game rather than a frustrating experience.
I plan to write a blog post on these thoughts. Let me know if you guys have any input.
I feel like the usability mantra circa 2000-2010 was "Don't make me think" and I hope the usability mantra for the decade of 2010-2020 will be "Don't make me unsure". Using inspiration from games, I hope UI developers will make sure to give instant feed back. When a user makes a mistake the user will be informed, when a user does something correct the user will be informed.
Thus using software will be more like a fun video game rather than a frustrating experience.
I plan to write a blog post on these thoughts. Let me know if you guys have any input.