Design usability learning

Design Usability in

LearningAvijit Paul, FCM, Multimedia University

avijit.paul@mmu.edu.my

Attractive Bias

Make baby face – big eye, cute look to show honesty, convincing

Create mature impression to show knowledge, Authority, power

Consistency

Traffic light

Play, pause in VCR, Ipod, TV

Control

Beginners do best with least control

Experts to best with most control

Less is more

Constrains

User constrain to simplify designs and minimize errors

Face-ism

Entry point

Minimal barriers - easy to enter

Points of prospect – how easy it is to go to the point of interest

Progressive lure

Five hat racks

Category

Time

Location

Alphabet

Continuum

Forgiveness

Reversibility of action aka undo

Confirmation

Warning

Help

Safety nets

Hick’s law

Time to make decisions

What are we covering?

Aesthetic Usability effect (attractive bias)

Consistency

Control

Constrain

Face-ism

Forgiveness

Hick’s law