Comments on: the Uncanny Valley of user interface design http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 02:27:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dean Grizzaffi http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-3/#comment-1151 Dean Grizzaffi Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:40:54 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-1151 There might be zero problem together with property brew recording; Truly also been doing the following pertaining to concerning the season. There might be zero problem together with property brew recording; Truly also been doing the following pertaining to concerning the season.

]]> By: Mobile Web App Considerations | Fabwire http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-3/#comment-1103 Mobile Web App Considerations | Fabwire Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:31:56 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-1103 [...] & behavior consideration: the Uncanny Valley of user interface design. Don’t try to make the mobile site look like a native app bc users will have expectations [...] [...] & behavior consideration: the Uncanny Valley of user interface design. Don’t try to make the mobile site look like a native app bc users will have expectations [...]

]]> By: Johannes P Osterhoff - Uncanny Valley http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-3/#comment-1091 Johannes P Osterhoff - Uncanny Valley Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:37:30 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-1091 [...] find almost-but-not-quite-human CGI characters to be disturbing or creepy. Started in 2007 by Bill Higgins and in 2010 fueled by Apple’s iOS Human Interface Guidelines that encouraged designers to [...] [...] find almost-but-not-quite-human CGI characters to be disturbing or creepy. Started in 2007 by Bill Higgins and in 2010 fueled by Apple’s iOS Human Interface Guidelines that encouraged designers to [...]

]]> By: Spirited Machines: The robots of acclaimed high-tech artist David Bent | KurzweilAI http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-3/#comment-896 Spirited Machines: The robots of acclaimed high-tech artist David Bent | KurzweilAI Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:26:11 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-896 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Contour Bias And The Uncanny Valley: Anthropomorphic Forms Part II | Van SEO Design http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-2/#comment-806 Contour Bias And The Uncanny Valley: Anthropomorphic Forms Part II | Van SEO Design Thu, 16 Dec 2010 13:36:01 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-806 [...] few years ago Bill Higgins posted, the Uncanny Valley of user interface design, in which he states We must ensure that we design our applications to remain consistent with the [...] [...] few years ago Bill Higgins posted, the Uncanny Valley of user interface design, in which he states We must ensure that we design our applications to remain consistent with the [...]

]]> By: Contrast | The Blog | Gmail finds a new Uncanny Valley http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-2/#comment-154 Contrast | The Blog | Gmail finds a new Uncanny Valley Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:05:58 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-154 [...] familiar with the Uncanney Valley that is the gap between desktop interfaces and accurately recreated, desktop-lik.... But there’s an Uncanney Valley between real web interfaces and mock web interfaces, which [...] [...] familiar with the Uncanney Valley that is the gap between desktop interfaces and accurately recreated, desktop-lik…. But there’s an Uncanney Valley between real web interfaces and mock web interfaces, which [...]

]]> By: EvilTed http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-2/#comment-152 EvilTed Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:02:53 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-152 Just because it violates YOUR mental model Bill doesn't mean it does so for others. Not everyone has the 12 year old baggage on the Web you have and more and more people are expecting rich desktop functionality in their Web apps. In fact, if this were the case, we'd never have evolved from HTML 1.0 would we? The reason Gmail is successful is because it is Google. Google Wave is written with their RIA toolkit GWT looks very much like a desktop application and nothing like your outdated Web model... Just because it violates YOUR mental model Bill doesn’t mean it does so for others.

Not everyone has the 12 year old baggage on the Web you have and more and more people are expecting rich desktop functionality in their Web apps.

In fact, if this were the case, we’d never have evolved from HTML 1.0 would we?

The reason Gmail is successful is because it is Google.
Google Wave is written with their RIA toolkit GWT looks very much like a desktop application and nothing like your outdated Web model…

]]> By: Ross http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-2/#comment-153 Ross Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:26:57 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-153 "I went to the Uncanny Valley and all I got were funny looks" ;-) http://www.cafepress.com/Amicus.397866354 “I went to the Uncanny Valley and all I got were funny looks”
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]]> By: Sten’s Blog » Blog Archive » Dumbing Down Our User Experience http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-2/#comment-148 Sten’s Blog » Blog Archive » Dumbing Down Our User Experience Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:28:27 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-148 [...] from now, but for the present trying to erase the line between the two types is what leads us to “The Uncanny Valley of User Interface Design”, as outlined in Bill Higgins’ excellent post. In a nutshell: web apps should conform to a [...] [...] from now, but for the present trying to erase the line between the two types is what leads us to “The Uncanny Valley of User Interface Design”, as outlined in Bill Higgins’ excellent post. In a nutshell: web apps should conform to a [...]

]]> By: Bill Higgins http://billhiggins.us/blog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/comment-page-2/#comment-150 Bill Higgins Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:05:35 +0000 http://billhiggins.us/weblog/2007/05/17/the-uncanny-valley-of-user-interface-design/#comment-150 @alinear Great points. I think I agree with your last paragraph and this is a flaw in my argument. @alinear Great points. I think I agree with your last paragraph and this is a flaw in my argument.

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