Notices by Daniel Cook (danc@mastodon.gamedev.place)

I think about this a lot whenever a new platform comes out. The modern UX paradigm seems to be about reducing the toolset and cognitive load of input and expression to the point of mere billable consumption.

Diversity and resilience comes from an ecosystem that embraces depth and flexibility.

Yes, I'm looking at you, Apple. Ex: Fingers are not the peak of human tool usage unless you are a toddler.

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@edk @scottjenson I was just reading a VC growth hacking thread where "every click loses half your audience"

Admittedly that's onboarding focused. Still, the thinking infects the rest.

Where does a UX make room and value for user mastery and craft? An inherently wild space. But that's where we get an amplification of a user's humanity.

I admit that my most common approach to a complex issue is to try to reach the lowest bar. Is there an easy, reasonable, common sense improvement? Why not do that?

It has this strange result.

1. Instead of endlessly catastrophizing or stalling for perfection, good high value stuff gets done.

2. The next lowest bar is often right there. You've practiced. You've learned something. Oh, look another reasonable next step.