User Experience and Cognitive Engineering

Michel Leblanc Conference

May 21, 2007 · 2 Comments

I recently assisted at a speech given by Michel Leblanc at the Big Bang on may 17, 2007. This is certainly one of the best speeches I have ever attended. I can assure you I have seen some, I have just arrived from the CHI 2007 conference in San Jose.

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Categories: Client Acquisition · Cognitive Egonomics · Cognitive Engineering · Michel Leblanc · SEO · User Experience · cognitive group

Usability versus Usefulness

May 21, 2007 · 2 Comments

You have to provide your friend with driving directions to come to your home. All of a sudden, your are struggling. Is it two or three stops before turning right? Providing a direction can be very difficult even if you take that route everyday.

Cognition is distributed. Because our memory is optimized, our knowledge is ingrained within our (more…)

Categories: Cognitive Egonomics · Cognitive Engineering · Dan Diaper · HCI · Human Computer Interaction · Usability · User Experience · Web usability · cognitive ergonomics · cognitive group