Which Hierarchical Levels of Value Description of Design Concepts Enhance Anticipated UX? Effects of Product Type on User Expectations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Tasks
2.3. Design and Procedure
2.4. Measurement Items
2.4.1. Estimated Index of the Degree of Anticipated UX
2.4.2. Ease of Imagining Usage
2.4.3. Product Involvement
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Degree of Usableness
3.2. Degree of Usefulness
3.3. Degree of Desirableness
3.4. Degree of Willingness to Use
3.5. Ease of Imagining Usage
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Value Expression Level | Definition |
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Product attribute | Physical characteristics of the product |
Functional benefit | Objective and functional utility related to the function of the product derived directly from its attributes |
Emotional benefit | Subjective utility of the user as perceived by objective benefits |
Intrinsic value | Intrinsic needs of the user |
Introductory Phase | Mature Phase | |
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Mainly business use (thinking type) | Foldable PC | Notebook PC |
Mainly home life use (emotional type) | Smart speaker | Smartphone |
Please rank the above Foldable PCs (A)~(D) in order of their usableness to you, with #1 being the most usable product. |
Please rank the above Foldable PCs (A)~(D) in order of their usefulness to you, with #1 being the most useful product. |
Please rank the above Foldable PCs (A)~(D) in order of their desirableness to you, with #1 being the most desirable product. |
Please rank the above Foldable PCs (A)~(D) in order of your willingness to use them, with #1 being the product you feel most motivated to use. |
Q1 | I find this product a pleasure to use. |
Q2 | This product is related to my hobbies and interests. |
Q3 | I can imagine myself actively using the product. |
Q4 | This product reflects my personality. |
Q5 | I would like to have a new model when it is released. |
Q6 | I am very interested in new models when they are released. |
Q7 | I have a general knowledge of the functions of new models. |
Q8 * | I cannot imagine what effect this product will have on my life. |
Q9 * | I do not know how to use this product. |
Q10 * | I cannot imagine how to use this product for my own benefit. |
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Doi, T.; Doi, S. Which Hierarchical Levels of Value Description of Design Concepts Enhance Anticipated UX? Effects of Product Type on User Expectations. Systems 2023, 11, 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11050230
Doi T, Doi S. Which Hierarchical Levels of Value Description of Design Concepts Enhance Anticipated UX? Effects of Product Type on User Expectations. Systems. 2023; 11(5):230. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11050230
Chicago/Turabian StyleDoi, Toshihisa, and Sayoko Doi. 2023. "Which Hierarchical Levels of Value Description of Design Concepts Enhance Anticipated UX? Effects of Product Type on User Expectations" Systems 11, no. 5: 230. https://doi.org/10.3390/systems11050230