Comments on: Who’s Experience is it Anyway? http://www.designbycandlelight.com/experience-anyway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=experience-anyway User Experience Design, even in the wee hours! Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:42:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rphillippi http://www.designbycandlelight.com/experience-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-628 rphillippi Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:49:04 +0000 http://www.designbycandlelight.com/?p=279#comment-628 That may be but I would argue that the industry has grown (as most things do). At this point I would say it's a time for unity and to focus on some standards within the industry, which is my whole point. I wasn't saying anything about controlling the user's experience but focusing on creating the best experience for the user and part of that is utilizing user testing and all the foundations that the practice has been built on. Having been the BA, IA, VD, UEA, IxD, I am much more about building on what you know and not worrying about the details of what's what. That may be but I would argue that the industry has grown (as most things do). At this point I would say it’s a time for unity and to focus on some standards within the industry, which is my whole point. I wasn’t saying anything about controlling the user’s experience but focusing on creating the best experience for the user and part of that is utilizing user testing and all the foundations that the practice has been built on. Having been the BA, IA, VD, UEA, IxD, I am much more about building on what you know and not worrying about the details of what’s what.

]]> By: Adam http://www.designbycandlelight.com/experience-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Adam Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:49:44 +0000 http://www.designbycandlelight.com/?p=279#comment-493 Also, Interaction Design isn't Interface Design. Also, Interaction Design isn’t Interface Design.

]]> By: Adam http://www.designbycandlelight.com/experience-anyway/comment-page-1/#comment-492 Adam Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:48:36 +0000 http://www.designbycandlelight.com/?p=279#comment-492 Traditionally, IA was based on Human Factors, while IxD was rooted in Action Research Design. So, while both centre improving the overall experience that people will have while visiting a product, they have different methodologies on the best method. An example of what I mean is IxD people can work on systems with abstracted information much easier than IAs (Smart Houses for instance), all they need is things that interact with other things. However, that being said, realistically the terms seem to be selected by whatever the individual thinks sounds cooler, and not by the practices that Also, food for thought. Isn't it a bit fascist to believe we can control a users experience? Traditionally, IA was based on Human Factors, while IxD was rooted in Action Research Design. So, while both centre improving the overall experience that people will have while visiting a product, they have different methodologies on the best method.

An example of what I mean is IxD people can work on systems with abstracted information much easier than IAs (Smart Houses for instance), all they need is things that interact with other things.

However, that being said, realistically the terms seem to be selected by whatever the individual thinks sounds cooler, and not by the practices that

Also, food for thought. Isn’t it a bit fascist to believe we can control a users experience?

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