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Absolutely! The top issue with model universally terrible UX is precisely trying to bring attention to itself rather than simply being the most efficient means

Absolutely! The top issue with model universally terrible UX is precisely trying to bring attention to itself rather than simply being the most efficient means to an end: interacting with the software.

DonHopkins 5y ago
Right on! That kind of terrible UX technology whose primary purpose is to draw attention to itself instead of receding into the background is the opposite of Calm Technology / Ubiquitous Computing, as described by Mark Weiser at Xerox PARC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weiser#Ubiquitous_computing_and_calm_technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weiser#Ubiquitous_computi... Ubiquitous computing and calm technology Ubiquitous computing names the third wave in computing, just now beginning. First were mainframes, each shared by lots of people. Now we are in the personal computing era, person and machine staring uneasily at each other across the desktop. Next comes ubiquitous computing, or the age of calm technology, when technology recedes into the background of our lives. — Mark Weiser During one of his talks, Weiser outlined a set of principles describing ubiquitous computing: - The purpose of a computer is to help you do something else. - The best computer is a quiet, invisible servant. - The more you can do by intuition the smarter you are; the computer should extend your unconscious. - Technology should create calm. In Designing Calm Technology, Weiser and John Seely Brown describe calm technology as "that which informs but doesn't demand our focus or attention." 1996 Computer Science Challenges for the Next 10 Years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jwLWosmmjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jwLWosmmjE Designing Calm Technology: https://www.karlstechnology.com/blog/designing-calm-technology/ https://www.karlstechnology.com/blog/designing-calm-technolo...

DonHopkins 5y ago

Right on! That kind of terrible UX technology whose primary purpose is to draw attention to itself instead of receding into the background is the opposite of Calm Technology / Ubiquitous Computing, as described by Mark Weiser at Xerox PARC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weiser#Ubiquitous_computing_and_calm_technology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Weiser#Ubiquitous_computi... Ubiquitous computing and calm technology Ubiquitous computing names the third wave in computing, just now beginning. First were mainframes, each shared by lots of people. Now we are in the personal computing era, person and machine staring uneasily at each other across the desktop. Next comes ubiquitous computing, or the age of calm technology, when technology recedes into the background of our lives. — Mark Weiser During one of his talks, Weiser outlined a set of principles describing ubiquitous computing: - The purpose of a computer is to help you do something else. - The best computer is a quiet, invisible servant. - The more you can do by intuition the smarter you are; the computer should extend your unconscious. - Technology should create calm. In Designing Calm Technology, Weiser and John Seely Brown describe calm technology as "that which informs but doesn't demand our focus or attention." 1996 Computer Science Challenges for the Next 10 Years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jwLWosmmjE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jwLWosmmjE Designing Calm Technology: https://www.karlstechnology.com/blog/designing-calm-technology/ https://www.karlstechnology.com/blog/designing-calm-technolo...