{"id":1740,"date":"2013-05-31T11:52:10","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T16:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=1740"},"modified":"2013-07-09T15:02:18","modified_gmt":"2013-07-09T20:02:18","slug":"the-overlap-of-emotion-and-usability","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/session\/the-overlap-of-emotion-and-usability\/","title":{"rendered":"The Overlap of Emotion and Usability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src='https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/14069605' width='625' height='512' sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-1865\" alt=\"Ross Johnson\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/06\/Ross-Johnson-150x150.jpg\" width=\"105\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/06\/Ross-Johnson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2013\/files\/2013\/06\/Ross-Johnson.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 105px) 100vw, 105px\" \/>Speaker: Ross Johnson<br \/>\nRead our <a title=\"WordCamp Chicago 2013 Speaker Interview: Ross Johnson\" href=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/wordcamp-chicago-2013-speaker-interview-ross-johnson\/\">Interview with Ross Johnson<\/a><br \/>\nFollow him online:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/3.7designs.co\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WordPress icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-wordpress-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3pointross\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-twitter-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rosspjohnson\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LinkedIn icon designed by Dan Leech\" src=\"https:\/\/2013.chicago.wordcamp.org\/files\/2013\/05\/simple-linkedin-icon.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Session Description:<\/h3>\n<p>Logic and statistics drive many usability discussions. How many users accomplished a task? How long did it take on average? What labels caused delays? etc.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, emotion is often discussed in context of interactivity and aesthetics. Emotion and usability sound like separate topics but they closely intertwined, so much so they are impossible to separate.<\/p>\n<p>I will go out on a limb and claim emotion is actually the most important aspect of usability. Because emotion is the root of all behavior, how one feels ultimately determines what they will or won&#8217;t do on a website.<\/p>\n<p>In this session I will demonstrate how one can design themes and websites that are emotionally engaging and intuitively usable; creating the most compelling user experience possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker: Ross Johnson Read our Interview with Ross Johnson Follow him online:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Session Description: Logic and statistics drive many usability discussions. How many users accomplished a task? How long did it take on average? What labels caused delays? etc. Likewise, emotion is often discussed in context of interactivity and aesthetics. 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