2009 Session: How Exactly Can Developers Create a Compelling User Experience?
Wednesday, 16:40 - 17:30
Track: User Experience
As our industry has matured, expectations for software systems have changed. In a sense, the early pioneers in our industry had it easy: Their success was in simply getting software to do something. Today, delivering a working system is often not enough to achieve success. Instead, the system must be user-friendly, and in some situations, its interface must be compelling and provide a "wow" factor.
Expectations
What other elements are involved in ensuring that users have an enjoyable experience? Can aspects of this end result be distilled to a repeatable process?
Additional Info
Ben Galbraith
Ben Galbraith is the co-director of Developer Tools at Mozilla and the co-founder of Ajaxian.com. Ben has long juggled interests in both business and tech, having written his first computer program at six years old, started his first business at ten, and entered the IT workforce at twelve. He has delivered hundreds of technical presentations world-wide, produced several technical conferences, and co-authored over a half-dozen books.