DocumentCode
2418071
Title
Affective technology: Beyond usability
Author
Umemuro, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
25-28 May 2009
Firstpage
373
Lastpage
374
Abstract
This paper argues the significant contributions and also limits of usability approach on designing technological products and services. Among various emerging concepts that have been proposed to supplement usability, this paper argues importance of considering human affects when users interact with technology. This paper defines technology that are capable to evoke appropriate affective responses in users as affective technology. Perspectives of affective technology research are discussed.
Keywords
design; technology; affective responses; affective technology; technology; usability approach; Appropriate technology; Art; Design engineering; History; Human factors; Paper technology; Product design; Psychology; Safety; Usability;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Consumer Electronics, 2009. ISCE '09. IEEE 13th International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Kyoto
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2975-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2976-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISCE.2009.5157064
Filename
5157064
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