Users' understanding of fun in consumer products

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2007-04-01

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Cila, Nazli
Erbug, Cigdem
Şener Pedgley, Bahar

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This paper aims to provide an overall picture of fun in product design by analysing users' understanding of fun and comparing the findings with the related human-computer interaction (HCI) literature. The results reveal that users interpret fun from many different viewpoints, which can be categorized under four subject headings: functional qualities, enchanting qualities, visual qualities and metaphorical qualities. These keyword categories constitute a valuable database for product designers to understand users' perception and expectations in relation to fun, and are suggested as helpful for designing fun products that expansively fulfil users' needs.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54162

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N. Cila, C. Erbug, and B. Şener Pedgley, “Users’ understanding of fun in consumer products,” 2007, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/54162.