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FROM THE DEFINITION OF USER EXPERIENCE TO A FRAMEWORK TO CLASSIFY ITS APPLICATIONS IN DESIGN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Aurora Berni  and
Yuri Borgianni
Aurora Berni*
Affiliation:
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Yuri Borgianni
Affiliation:
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
*
Berni, Aurora, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Science and Technology, Italy, [email protected]

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The concept of User Experience (UX) dates back to the 1990s, but a shared definition of UX is not available. As design integrates UX, different interpretations thereof can complicate the possibility to build upon previous literature and develop the field autonomously. Indeed, by analysing the literature, UX emerges as a cauldron of related and closely linked concepts. However, it is possible to find recurring attributes that emerge from those definitions, which are ascribable to two foci: the fundamental elements of the interaction (user, system, context) and typologies of experience (ergonomic, cognitive, and emotional). Those are used to build a framework. We have preliminarily investigated how UX is dealt with in design by mapping a sample of UX-related experimental articles published in design journals. We classified UX case studies based on the framework to individuate the UXs that emerge most frequently and the most studied ones in the design field. The two-focus framework allows the mapping of experiments involving UX in design, without highlighting specific favorable combinations. However, comprehensive studies dealing with all elements and UX typologies have not been found.

Keywords

Experience designUser centred designEmotional designUser experienceFramework
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 1627 - 1636
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