Comments on: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Simplicity http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47 Exploring Emotional Design Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:23:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kimberly http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47/comment-page-1#comment-3413 Kimberly Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:16:32 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47#comment-3413 i will choose the one with single button. to me i see it as a light. ON or off. just like normal lights. i prefer non complicated things. plus things like adjusting lights and timer never really worked well for me. perhaps im a more automated sorta person ? plus i only want one outcome from this product - which is getting the light. :) i will choose the one with single button. to me i see it as a light. ON or off. just like normal lights. i prefer non complicated things. plus things like adjusting lights and timer never really worked well for me. perhaps im a more automated sorta person ? plus i only want one outcome from this product – which is getting the light. :)

]]> By: Clement http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47/comment-page-1#comment-909 Clement Tue, 15 May 2007 09:29:49 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47#comment-909 Assuming that the price is the same, I would go for the one with more functions, as it seems superior and having more options later on. Assuming that the price is the same, I would go for the one with more functions, as it seems superior and having more options later on.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47/comment-page-1#comment-345 Andrew Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:55:42 +0000 http://www.affectivedesign.org/archives/47#comment-345 I would say simplicity is a good thing, but, simplicity and feature reduction are two different things. The original looks pretty simple to me, but the altered version gives the impression that it lacks features more than the impression of being simple to use. The question is, do the new features make it more usable in the long run? i.e. does the timer mean you can stay in bed when you want? does the personalisation mean it is more effective? I would say simplicity is a good thing, but, simplicity and feature reduction are two different things.

The original looks pretty simple to me, but the altered version gives the impression that it lacks features more than the impression of being simple to use.

The question is, do the new features make it more usable in the long run? i.e. does the timer mean you can stay in bed when you want? does the personalisation mean it is more effective?

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