Lecture 1

Question 1

User Experience goals

Answer 1

Desirable aspects

satisfying		helpful				fun
enjoyable	 	motivating			provocative
engaging		challenging			surprising	
pleasurable		enhancing sociability		rewarding
exciting
supporting creativity		
emotionally fulfilling
entertaining		
cognitively stimulating

Undesirable aspects

boring			unpleasant
frustrating		patronizing
annoying		cutesy
childish		gimmicky
making one feel guilty	making one feel stupid

Question 2

Design Principles

Answer 2

Visibility
Feedback
Constraints
Consistency

Question 3

Design Assumptions

Answer 3

Users understand your controls (e.g. closing apps on iPhone and other phones)
Users understand your symbols
Users read instructions or help messages
Users use your site under ideal situations