Interaction, usability and aesthetics: What influences users' preferences?

Proceedings of the Conference on Designing Interactive Systems: Processes, Practices, Methods, and Techniques, DIS

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 271-280

  De Angeli, Antonella ^a   Sutcliffe, Alistair ^a   Hartmann, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Design evaluation; Engagement; Interaction; Metaphors

Indexed keywords

HEURISTIC METHODS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SENSORY PERCEPTION; WEBSITES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

AESTHETICS; DESIGN EVALUATION; ENGAGEMENT; HEURISTIC ASSESSMENT; INTERACTION; METAPHORS;

USER INTERFACES; WEBSITES;

AESTHETICS; DESIGN EVALUATION; ENGAGEMENT; INTERACTION; METAPHORS;

EID: 33750921076     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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