Abstract
In this paper, we investigate the interplay between unity-variety, and novelty-typicality in relation to the beauty experienced in the movements performed while interacting with a product. We conducted a study that explored how these factors affect the aesthetic pleasure elicited from interaction. Results showed that novelty and typicality jointly explained aesthetic pleasure: People derive aesthetic pleasure from interactions that offer a feeling of doing things in a new way within the boundaries of familiarity. Regarding unity-in-variety, we found out that it does not matter how varied the interaction with a product is, as long as this variety combines into a unified, coherent experience of the interaction. The findings are discussed in light of a dual impulses model of aesthetic experience and aesthetics principles of interaction design.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Design and semantics of form and movement (DeSForM 2015) |
Subtitle of host publication | aesthetics of interaction: dynamic, multisensory, wise |
Editors | Lin-Li Chen, Tom Djajadiningrat, Loe Feijs, Jun Hu, Steven Kyffin, Lucia Rampino, Edgar Rodriguez, Dagmar Steffen |
Place of Publication | Eindhoven |
Publisher | Philips |
Pages | 19-27 |
ISBN (Print) | ISBN 978 88 6493 031 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |