Week 12 Entry

THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY THINGS, proved many important points. A lot of the consumers nowadays only focus on the appearance of an object as opposed to it functionality. My relatable example would have to be with automobiles. A lot of individuals want the sleek, attracting sports cars that is physically appealing and grabs a lot of attention. What they fail to realize is that the sports car's maintenance is going to cost them a lot more as well probably require them to use Premium gas which will add up seeing as though they will have to fill up every week. American's overlook the more reasonable vehicle such as a Honda Accord, very good on gas and the maintenance is affordable. Not knowing how to function certain things without instructions usually has something to do with the generation of the user. The younger generation has already adapted to technological advances and is used to the idea of modern day technology. So when a new gadget is released they already have a feel for how to use it, like a universal knowledge on technology. Older people are just becoming familiar with such technology so they are considered "foreign" to it and require a manual or instructions to use it. 


The "Prototyping for Fingers" column I felt related to me because in my Honors seminar we have to construct a lo-fi model of a camera of the future. Although in the article it claims it should only take a couple hours I see it taking us a while due to being amateurs and never actually constructing one before. Lo-fi vs Hi-fi is a very interesting argument. Of course lo-fi is a lot less time consuming and cheaper but it also lacks the finalized view of an object. Hi-fi is a lot more expensive and takes up a lot of time but it gives you almost a look at your final product. The commitment that is required to a low-fi is reasonable because you didn't put much effort into the project so if there is something that needs to be changed, it won't be that heartbreaking. Golub used a sort of crowd sourcing in our Honors Seminar to explain the process. He explained the possibility of   an interface that was created using lo-fi and someone wanted to put a random smiley face on it but it had no functionality. Well while testing it and if someone presses the smiley face thinking it will do something such as take a picture, the programmers might take notes on the audiences reaction to the smiley face and make the smiley face a button in which initiates a camera function.