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Adam Griffin
Benjamin Carsten
Brad Twitty
Summary:
This book talked about the three parts of design: visceral, reflective, and behavioral. These cover the look, the use, and what we think about objects we use. It did not go into too much depth of each type, but instead gave a feel for why each type was important. The book seemed to be more of an overview in which you should go on to make your own conclusions versus the source of knowledge. This book is a jumping point for moving on.
Discussion:
This book for me was the accumulation of the semester. It took many of the books we read and combined them into one giant lesson. As I read Don Norman's other books I felt that they always missed the other parts such as reflective choices. This one seems to balance all of the choices into one book. The first 3/4 of the book were probably my favorite book of the semester so far. Chapter 7 seemed off topic to me as he discussed emotions in robots. It seemed to be less about design and more a social commentary on what could happen. I probably liked the book because I believe that people buy on look as much as use. Even if they narrow it down by use, they probably take the one that looks better. Human's are pre-wired to start make judgments as soon as we see something. A very useful product may never be touched because it does not look good. I am not sure how useful the book will be looking back, but I do feel that his points were mostly correct and insightful. Long story short is that his other books offered depths into topics, but this one seemed to get the bigger picture.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Man Who Shocked the World
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Adam Griffin
Benjamin Carsten
Brad Twitty
Summary:
The is the biography of Stanley Milgram. It covers his whole life but by and large it focuses on the obedience experiments and the effects they had. The data on the obedience experiments covers what he did and what the results were. It covered his other experiments but in no where near the detail. It gave large detail not just to his life, but how the obedience experiments effected the scientific community.
Discussion:
The effect of the experiments was interesting to read. To see how little was needed to get people to commit what they thought were violent acts was surprising. Other parts of the book seemed to be filler, but them again everyone's life is full of filler. No one has an action packed life 24/7. I will admit that I am not sure how much of the book was useful to the class's goals, but it was not a waste of time to read either. I am curious how much of the book was pure postulation to why people treated Milgram the way they did versus having good basis for guessing why they acted as they did. I was surprised by the amount of quotations that the author got for the book. The book was full of information from other people as opposed to just story telling.
Adam Griffin
Benjamin Carsten
Brad Twitty
Summary:
The is the biography of Stanley Milgram. It covers his whole life but by and large it focuses on the obedience experiments and the effects they had. The data on the obedience experiments covers what he did and what the results were. It covered his other experiments but in no where near the detail. It gave large detail not just to his life, but how the obedience experiments effected the scientific community.
Discussion:
The effect of the experiments was interesting to read. To see how little was needed to get people to commit what they thought were violent acts was surprising. Other parts of the book seemed to be filler, but them again everyone's life is full of filler. No one has an action packed life 24/7. I will admit that I am not sure how much of the book was useful to the class's goals, but it was not a waste of time to read either. I am curious how much of the book was pure postulation to why people treated Milgram the way they did versus having good basis for guessing why they acted as they did. I was surprised by the amount of quotations that the author got for the book. The book was full of information from other people as opposed to just story telling.
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