tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194674.post303274757036035342..comments2024-03-28T07:47:53.949-04:00Comments on Transforming Grounds: The Cost of InteractionErik Stolterman Bergqvisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10368024740643883412noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194674.post-26634076041534710132010-02-08T02:00:18.101-05:002010-02-08T02:00:18.101-05:00Hello Erik
Ever since you brought this up, it'...Hello Erik<br /><br />Ever since you brought this up, it's been at the back of my mind. Here is a recent article that addresses a similar issue. http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/06/the-war-on-interruptions-an-excerpt-from-switch-how-to-change-things-when-change-is-hard/<br /><br />Pin Sympinsymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07144054411806932756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194674.post-15598121488487485562009-05-14T21:50:00.000-04:002009-05-14T21:50:00.000-04:00It's an interesting question. This may not be wha...It's an interesting question. This may not be what you're looking for, but I think the cost of increased interactivity (number of queries i make, amount of retrieved information i have to process) is, in a word, rest. In two words, rest and contemplation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194674.post-46705567256215895792009-04-01T13:56:00.000-04:002009-04-01T13:56:00.000-04:00“Is the overall interaction cost increasing since ...“Is the overall interaction cost increasing since our things and environments are increasingly becoming and requiring interaction?”<BR/><BR/>(Please note: I understand interaction cost to be time and attention cost.)<BR/><BR/>I would argue that perhaps they are lessening, since the familiarity with these interactions is growing, they actually require less attention to perform a task. However, this is only true if a site / interaction has been designed well, and fits our mental model of what we think should happen, based on previous experience with similar interactions. <BR/><BR/>I think a key feature of being familiar with common interaction patterns (i.e. how to login, what is email, etc.) is that one learns what can be ignored and we learn *how* to ignore things.Lynn Dombrowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745411558518662321noreply@blogger.com