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The 'hedonic' in human-computer interaction: history, contributions, and future research directions

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Sarah Diefenbach,

Marc HassenzahlAuthors Info & Claims

DIS '14: Proceedings of the 2014 conference on Designing interactive systems

Pages 305 - 314

https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2598549

Published: 21 June 2014 Publication History

Abstract

Over the recent years, the notion of a non-instrumental, hedonic quality of interactive products received growing interest. Based on a review of 151 publications, we summarize more than ten years research on the hedonic to provide an overview of definitions, assessment tools, antecedents, consequences, and correlates. We highlight a number of contributions, such as introducing experiential value to the practice of technology design and a better prediction of overall quality judgments and product acceptance. In addition, we suggest a number of areas for future research, such as providing richer, more nuanced models and tools for quantitative and qualitative analysis, more research on the consequences of using hedonic products and a better understanding of when the hedonic plays a role and when not.

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