[IxDA Discuss] the appearance of change

[Patricia Garcia]

Yes, that is what I was getting at with my post, the idea of
perception.  I didn't mean for it to go into the direction of
agreeing with the airport security solution.  Probably not the best
example as it does create emotional responses, disguising the point. 
(Although I do wholeheartedly hear everyone's concerns and am not in
any way trying to dismess them - just trying to stay OT.)

I'll go with progress bar, progress bar is safe. :)  

My point was that although people know the truth, there are some (or
lots) that would rather be coddled in some way.  Not to say people
want to be babies or treated like children, but sometimes people are
just tired (and understandably so) and don't want to have to think
every waking hour.  Little things like the progress bar, it may not
always be accurate but some people like that movement if at least to
show they are not frozen.

I'm not saying these are the best solutions, personally I say don't
be so lazy and design it right the first time.  But a fake progress
bar may be better than no progress bar in many situations to
alleviate frustration.

Obviously we are not representative of the target users for many of
these solutions, but we are not only designing for us.


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