tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411967205486033336.post7617543278478015702..comments2023-05-02T04:21:54.688-07:00Comments on Iowa State University HCI 596: Looks Good Works WellMike Orenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00613391845005047738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411967205486033336.post-90077544521397766322009-08-09T19:05:27.114-07:002009-08-09T19:05:27.114-07:00Anderson’s slide was good one. Now, interesting p...Anderson’s slide was good one. Now, interesting part is this. Since we know how human behave and what motive them, we can fool them to thinking the product excellent. Is this what we talked about HCI being puppet master? I guess if we know everything to know about human behavior, we don’t really have this kind of discussion. What makes interesting is that we as human know what those traits are. Marketing company and designing company know too. It’s a sort of fun game to play to see who is smarter. Looks at some good examples of teasing humans to make them want to do in that slides. <br /><br />I guess this concept proves that psychology is very important factor in dealing with HCI. I wonder if we need to learn more about marketing or at least know how to creating a buzz. <br /><br />About Netflix Recommendation Algorithm, I came across this post from <a href="http://www.cooper.com/journal/2009/08/a_better_algorithm_isnt_enough.html" rel="nofollow">Stefan Klocek in Cooper</a>. It’s about how Netflix’s recommendation tool is not adequate compared to Amazon or Pandora. It’s interesting that Netflix UI Director posted a blog with a slide about seductive design to make users influenced. Then from Klocek’s blog, it shows Netflix is not using good methods to make users input their recommendation so Netflix is not getting enough data to figure out which movies to recommend.Hiro Iinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04607664979349896865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411967205486033336.post-26394066302814821182009-08-09T10:55:03.388-07:002009-08-09T10:55:03.388-07:00So what does Bill Scott mean about Looks good work...So what does Bill Scott mean about Looks good works well? <br /><br />In regards to netflix, I never really cared for the move list, and how you have to go in and rank what you want to see first. Talk about excise! Have they updated this part? <br /><br />In the netflix slideshow talks about their culture. Increase rules..decrease talent. In detail the slideshow explains the values of Netflix and one was freedom of responsibility. He states that this means employee behave like owners. This sounds good in theory, but how do they manage 100's of employee with their own set of standards and ways of doing things? How do they manage quality?Teiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07807772074259704764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5411967205486033336.post-64875517772447988852009-08-08T17:20:18.098-07:002009-08-08T17:20:18.098-07:00That blog has some great content - thanks for the ...That blog has some great content - thanks for the link!<br /><br />On the technical side, an important aspect of the Netflix experience is their recommendation algorithm. As their three-year <a href="http://www.netflixprize.com/" rel="nofollow">Netflix Prize</a>, a competition to improve their algorithm, draws to a close, they are already <a href="http://www.netflixprize.com/community/viewtopic.php?id=1520" rel="nofollow">planning the sequel</a>. Users might not notice a nice web experience, but they'll definitely notice a recommended movie they hated for two hours.Keith Dahlbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246296541667936187noreply@blogger.com