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This was one of the core points of a UX class in university: Nothing makes sense and intuitive usability is a lie. Well maybe not that strictly, but pretty muc
by tetha 3y ago
This was one of the core points of a UX class in university: Nothing makes sense and intuitive usability is a lie.
Well maybe not that strictly, but pretty much. For example, steering wheels on cars and boats work the opposite way. On a guitar neck, higher notes are closer to the guitar body and closer to the floor, so actually lower, while lower notes are higher up - because of pitch.
And similar here. Is the number a representative of the temperature? Then you turn it down. Or is the number indicative of "more cooling"? Then you turn it up. One of the freezers I owned was one way, the other wasn't. My fridge has icons instead of numbers due to this.
All in all, you need good indicators and/or physical lock-outs for dangerous things like tubes for different kinds of gas.
- wlll 3y ago> For example, steering wheels on cars and boats work the opposite way That's not true, at least for pretty much any boat made in the modern age (I don't know before then). Wheels usually have a system of cables connecting the wheel to the rudder and they're wired up so that they work the way you'd expect. Turn the wheel clockwise, the boat turns to starboard (right). Tillers on boats (sticks attached driectly to the rudder) work in the opposite direction, but then I don't know of a single boat that has both a wheel and a (permanently attached, non-emergency) tiller.