An evaluation of two websites with the same content but different interface styles (traditional menu-based and interactive metaphors) is described. A formative usability evaluation was carried out with heuristic assessment of aesthetics followed by post-test memory. The subjects had more problems with the metaphor-based site, but rated it more favourably on the aesthetics heuristics. There was ...

In this paper we propose that a metaphor can be used to represent domains that are not easily quantifiable and thus can be used to communicate information about those domains between the human and the computer at a cognitive and visual level. We propose a model which uses the metaphor of a human face as an interface for the perception and evaluation of universal aesthetics. 1. The problem It is...

Next began the muskegs, which almost entirely stood under water; these we had to cross for miles; think with what misery, every step up to our knees. . . . The whole of this land of the Lapps was mostly muskeg, here called stygx. A priest could never so describe hell, because it is no more horrible. Never have poets been able to picture the Styx so foul, since that is no fouler.—CAROLUS LINNAEU...

EDRS Price MF-$04 25 HC-$0.60 *Architecture, Cultural Enrichment, Educational Environment, *Environmental Influences, Individual Needs, Medical Services, *Perception, *Physical Environment, Physiology, Psychological Design Needs, *Sensory Experience, Stress Variables The basic concepts acid several examples of the effects of the physical environment on man are discussed. Aesthetic judgments of ...

This paper summarizes the theory of aesthetics that comes from the new foundations for geometry developed in my books. The new geometric foundations are based on two principles: (1) maximizing transfer of structure, (2) maximizing recoverability of the generative operations. According to the foundations, these are the two basic principles of aesthetics. This paper shows that the two principles ...

On the occasion of its opening in 2002, the Palais de Tokyo immediately struck the visitor as different from other contemporary art venues that had recently opened in Europe. Although a budget of 4.75 million euros was spent on converting the former Japanese pavilion for the 1937 World’s Fair into a “site for contemporary creation,” most of this money had been used to reinforce (rather than ren...

Aesthetic evaluations are appraisals that influence choices in important domains of human activity, including mate selection, consumer behavior, art appreciation, and possibly even moral judgment. The nascent field of neuroaesthetics is advancing our understanding of the role of aesthetic evaluations by examining their biological bases. Here, we conduct a selective review of the literature on n...

Automatic generation of distribution system diagrams is an important aid for the distribution system planner and operator alike for easy visualization of the system. Since a Radial distribution system has a tree structure, what we need to develop is essentially a tree drawing algorithm. In addition,we aim to generate a distribution system graph that is aesthetically pleasing. We define a new se...

Digital games are commonly described as phenomena that combine aesthetic, social and technological elements, yet our understanding of the aesthetic element of games and play is perhaps the least developed of all. All too often, an aesthetics perspective within game studies and design discourses is relegated to a marginal role, by conflating game aesthetics with graphics and “eye candy,” or by l...