[IxDA Discuss] Usability as Feature

[Jared M. Spool]

On Feb 1, 2007, at 11:54 AM, pauric wrote:

> Jared, I've read that Maslow's theory a few times and its only  
> confirming
> what I believe.  So there is a disconnect between us, I'll place that
> squarely on my inexperienced, uneducated dyslexic shoulders.  So  
> let me take
> another stab at why I feel making someone's life easier and  
> shifting boxes
> are not mutually dependent. Or in other words, the 'experience' can be
> devoid of much sensible application of function.

Like I said, I think you're splitting hairs.

As I parse it, your argument comes down to your definition of  
"sensible application of function."

I would say that a designed attribute of the product that caters to  
desires of the user is a "sensible application of function" and  
desire is just a type of need. In that case, we're in agreement.

It's only through your insistence that somehow these things are  
separate and therefore there is a distinction. Whether they are  
separate or the same, we agree on the result: experience encompasses  
meeting "desires" along with everything else.

Jared