designing virtual realism (@media 2009)

DesigningVirtual Realism

London, June 2009

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Designing Virtual Realism London, June 2009

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Look & Feel

We do this every day.

Photo: Peter Zelnik (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1170873)

Photo: Kriss Szkurlatowski (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1165285)

Photo: David Thomson (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1172713)

Photo: Dedy Ong (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1161259)

Photo: Roberto Ribeiro (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1173672)

Context is important.

Photo: David Ritter (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/941686)

Photo: Craig Jewell (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/945272)

Environment provides context.

Tactile Interaction

Design for Intuition.

Mimic physical interfaces.

Photo: Pascal Montsma (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/230015)

Photo: Ivaylo Georgiev (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/426359)

If your interface needs instructions...

Redesign it.

Creatingan Illusion.

Some interfaces already do this.

Invite people to touch your interface.

Adding noise creates a basic texture.

Aesthetic-Usability Effect

“Attractive things work better.”

— Donald Normanhttp://jnd.org/dn.mss/emotion_design_attractive_things_work_better.html

Traditional Media

Photographic

PhysicalItems

Onward to Photoshop!

What can we do about it?

Use consistent light sources.

Embrace Gradients and Shadows.

Never use default filter settings.

Never use default filter settings. EVER.

Focus on subtle effects.

Scanners +Cameras.

USE THEM.

If nothing else, add noise.

Resources

VirtualIn Defense of Eye Candy – Stephen P. Andersonhttp://www.alistapart.com/articles/indefenseofeyecandy/

Aesthetic-Usability Effect – Mark Boultonhttp://www.markboulton.co.uk/journal/comments/aesthetic_usability_effect/

PhysicalDon’t Make Me Think – Steve Krug

The Design of Everyday Things – Donald Norman

Questions?

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