[IxDA Discuss] IxD Metrics

["Nelson Rodríguez-Peña A."]

Hi Luke,

LukeW wrote:
> 1) Is a widget or component or design pattern an "interaction design"  
> in of itself? Or is it simply a "raw material" to be designed with?

I think it isn't. It might be an interface element, a component, just a 
widget. I believe that in order to call it interaction design it must be 
part of a flow or a more complex context of interaction. It is at the 
same level as a radio button or a text field.

> 2) Can interaction design be measured out of context? [...]
> 3) What are the basic parameters of context? Is the environment in  
> which it gets used (a Web browser) enough? Or do we need the "goals,  
> needs, and motivations of users" to really understand context and  
> thereby evaluate any design?

I think a good model to document the "appropriateness" or usefulness of 
a widget (or even patterns) should be addressed in a way similar to what 
you can find in  "Research-Based Web Design & Usability Guidelines" [1]: 
as a set of relative value and documented evidence based on research or 
other measurable indicators.

[1] http://www.usability.gov/pdfs/guidelines.html

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regards,


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   Nelson Rodríguez-Peña A.
   Usabilidad, Accesibilidad, Arquitectura de Información,
   Diseño de Interacción
   blog: http://www.webstudio.cl/blog/
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