ULTIMATE UX DICTIONARY
Gamification Technique: Rolling Rewards
This technique is often used to roll over prizes/rewards, it tends to build up slowly and after a few weeks the amount is significant enough to attract more participants. Some people will join because of the chance to win and others for the challenge, the higher the stakes the higher the attraction rate. The difficulty …
Semiotics
or semiology, is the study of signs, symbols, and signification. It is the study of how meaning is created, not what it is. Below are some brief definitions of semiotic terms, beginning with the smallest unit of meaning and proceeding towards the larger and more complex:
Visual Appeal
Visual appeal is an important element of the hedonic quality of an interface. Research suggests that judgments of visual appeal are in essence emotional judgments that occur rapidly. Pragmatic quality resembles the notion of usability (e.g. ease of use), while hedonic quality refers to pleasure of use. Pragmatic quality is in essence a “hygiene factor” …