Dave Cronin: Designing For Flow

Designing for flow Dave Cronin : February 10, 2008

What is flow?

Mihály Csíkszentmihályi

Full immersion Focused attention Intent and action merge Sense of control Lack of self- consciousness Transformation of time Sense of intrinsic reward Positive state of mind Productivity

Uh, ok… so how do we do this?

Support natural decision-making

Satisfy people’s goals & mental models

Facilitate simulation

Provide fewer capabilities with less interface

Provide multivariate context

“I found that if a painter relates to objects only through vision, his work is much less original than a painter who walks up to the object, smells it, throws it in the air, and manipulates it. The variety of sensory inputs allows you to create a visual image that has all kinds of dimensions bubbling up inside it. We are still a multimedia organism. If we want to push the envelope of complexity further, we have to use all of our devices for accessing information - not all of which are rational.” - Mihály Csíkszentmihályi Provide multivariate context

Provide multivariate feedback

Allow for dense, nuanced input

Involve the physical

Keep tools close at hand

Optimize for fluency

Consider friction

Consider rhythm

Thanks!

Dave Cronin: Designing For Flow

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