Is Beautiful Really Usable? Understanding the Interplay Between Usability, Aesthetics, and Affect in HCI (Dr. Javier Bargas-Avila von Google) (27.11.2018)
Ever come across a product that looked beautiful but was awful to use? Or stumbled over a something that was very ugly but did exactly what you wanted? Ever wondered how these factors work together, and how they influence the experiences we create? Product usability and aesthetics are coexistent, but they are not identical. This talk will provide an overview over existing research in this field and present the latest findings that show how usability, aesthetics and affect work together to create great - or not so great - experiences.
About Dr. Javier Bargas-Avila:
Javier Bargas-Avila holds a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. He leads UX
research for Google Cloud Platform. Before that he led UX research teams
working on Google's brand advertiser products and YouTube. Before
joining Google, he was the manager of the HCI lab at the University of
Basel (Switzerland). He published over 30 peer reviewed papers in HCI
journals and conferences, covering topics such as user satisfaction,
mental models in website perception, website aesthetics, webform
usability and internationalization of products.
Eine etwas ältere Version des Talks wurde bereits 2013 an der Harvard University gehalten und ist auf YouTube verfügbar: