Unit 9: C1 People in context
Topic 9.3: Beyond usability Questions
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Why does ideo-pleasure depend on the particular user?
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A product has excellent reviews and poor sales. Which stage is most likely failing?
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Which ACT stage maps onto usability?
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A designer specifies a weighted, damped dial rather than a light free-spinning one. Which pleasure is this?
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A manufacturer of hand-built bicycles wants to justify its price. Outline how its product could trigger each of the four pleasures.
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Identify the pleasure triggered by a weighted watch crown, a running app that shares routes with friends, and a jacket made from recycled bottles.
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A company launches a reusable coffee cup that sells poorly despite good reviews. Apply the ACT model to diagnose the problem and recommend changes.
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Identify the ACT stage that has failed for a beautiful kettle whose lid nobody can open, and for a gadget that lives in a drawer after a week.
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