This study explored the possibilities to design interactions that evoke user interest. On the basis of appraisal theory, it was predicted that interest is evoked by a combined appraisal of novelty complexity and coping potential. Because the role of novelty-complexity is well-documented (i.e. a product must be appraised as novel and/or complex to be interesting), the study focused on the role of coping potential: the degree to which one appraises oneself to have sufficient skills, knowledge, and resources to deal with an event. Two workshops investigated how the interest appraisal manifests in the context of human-product interaction in terms of appraisal questions and related product qualities. The findings were used to develop three proto...
Designing for emotion is very well established in older design disciplines such as advertising, fash...
We propose a new perspective, seeing interactivity that is the immaterial part of an interactive art...
People use their cognitive, perceptual-motor and affective skills to interact with electronic produc...
This study explored the possibilities to design interactions that evoke user interest. On the basis ...
Emotional design, i.e., designing with an intention to evoke or to prevent a particular emotion, can...
A product???s form and related affordances, together with interaction possibilities, have a signific...
Appraisal theorists assert that emotional experiences always involve quick evaluation processes, i.e...
This thesis reports an investigation to develop new understanding of pleasant experiences resulting ...
Relative to other emotions, interest is poorly understood. On the basis of theories of appraisal pro...
Because it is often what people see first, design is a particularly relevant feature for evaluating ...
Studying the emotional aspects of products is of interest for any field concerned with human experie...
This paper introduces an approach to emotion driven design that was based on the process that underl...
Incorporating emotional value into products has become an essential weapon in increasing a product’s...
Purpose of present paper is to investigate whether aesthetically appealing products are associated w...
The study of user emotions is hindered by the absence of a clear overview of what positive emotions ...
Designing for emotion is very well established in older design disciplines such as advertising, fash...
We propose a new perspective, seeing interactivity that is the immaterial part of an interactive art...
People use their cognitive, perceptual-motor and affective skills to interact with electronic produc...
This study explored the possibilities to design interactions that evoke user interest. On the basis ...
Emotional design, i.e., designing with an intention to evoke or to prevent a particular emotion, can...
A product???s form and related affordances, together with interaction possibilities, have a signific...
Appraisal theorists assert that emotional experiences always involve quick evaluation processes, i.e...
This thesis reports an investigation to develop new understanding of pleasant experiences resulting ...
Relative to other emotions, interest is poorly understood. On the basis of theories of appraisal pro...
Because it is often what people see first, design is a particularly relevant feature for evaluating ...
Studying the emotional aspects of products is of interest for any field concerned with human experie...
This paper introduces an approach to emotion driven design that was based on the process that underl...
Incorporating emotional value into products has become an essential weapon in increasing a product’s...
Purpose of present paper is to investigate whether aesthetically appealing products are associated w...
The study of user emotions is hindered by the absence of a clear overview of what positive emotions ...
Designing for emotion is very well established in older design disciplines such as advertising, fash...
We propose a new perspective, seeing interactivity that is the immaterial part of an interactive art...
People use their cognitive, perceptual-motor and affective skills to interact with electronic produc...