Title :
Affective technology: Beyond usability
Author :
Umemuro, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng. & Manage., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISCE.2009.5157064
