Heuristics for designing enjoyable user interfaces
Published 1 January 1982Open access
Thomas W. Malone
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This paper discusses two questions: Why are computer games so captivating and how can the features that make computer games captivating be used to make other user interfaces interesting and enjoyable to use.
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In this paper, I will discuss two questions: (1) Why are computer games so captivating? and (2) How can the features that make computer games captivating be used to make other user interfaces interesting and enjoyable to use?
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