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Why we choose the more attractive looking objects: somatic markers and somaesthetics in user experience

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DPPI '03: Proceedings of the 2003 international conference on Designing pleasurable products and interfaces

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There is a general growing emphasis on aesthetics in the human-computer interaction field (HCI). I suggest Antonio Damasio's Somatic Marker Hypothesis to be taken as a starting point when we consider how pleasant interfaces do get users to use a service. Damasio describes an automated mechanism where previous experiences leave marks about choices we have made, and how these marks affect our decision-making. I also suggest applying Richard Shusterman's concept of Somaesthetics in the discussions about aesthetic experiences. I suggest that these two disciplines could be included in the further work on aesthetics in the human-computer interactions area.

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1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. Development frameworks and environments
      1. Integrated and visual development environments

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