Learning Technologies Students’ MA Report/Dissertation Database

This database allows you to view the abstracts of dissertations and master reports written by students who have graduated from the Learning Technologies Program at The University of Texas at Austin.

Emotional Usability

Author: Shih YiHsuen
Year Published: 2005

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This report aims to review the existing literature on various emotions incorporated into usability and design. As technology evolves rapidly today, users of technology products and interactive computing systems are no longer pleased at the level of product efficiency and effectiveness because, in addition, users are looking for emotional satisfaction from them. With the powerful features that technology can deliver, more and more technology products and interactive computing systems are developed towards satisfying users in an emotional way. This paper discusses the importance of emotion and the need for it. Different emotions incorporated into usability and design for technology products and interactive computing systems are reviewed. Design elements that contribute to aesthetic attractiveness are identified through a Web site usability study that evaluates Web site aesthetic attractiveness.