Intro & Engagement Flashcards
Engagement:
Metrics perspective
How much interaction does the user have with the product and how long (website engagement measured with clicks/likes/comments, sharing behaviour, returning users, time spent on website etc)
Engagement:
Cognitive psychological perspective
Describing and understanding the experience of engagement
State of mind and what it relates to
User engagament
(New) media, marketing, computer mediated environment
State of mind and what it relates to:
Flow
Any activity
State of mind and what it relates to:
Immersion
Games, storytelling, VR
State of mind and what it relates to
Presence
VR
(Cognitive) absorption
Technology use
State of mind and what it relates to
Transportation
Fictional narratives
State of mind and what it relates to
Narrative engagement
Visual narratives, movies, tv shows
State of mind and what it relates to
Identification
With a fictional character
Reasons why we care about engagament
1 repeated activity 2 enjoyment 3 positive attitudes, loyalty 4 enhanced learning outcomes 5 enhanced performance 6 sharing, recommending, adding, liking, posting
Usability
Assess whether user interface is easy to use and meets requirements (effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction)
UX
Understanding the deeper, personal experience of the user (affect/emotion, fun, exciting, motivations, attitudes, attention, engagement)
Flow definitions
State of a holistic sensation that people feel when they act with total involvement, feel at their best, perform their best -
Aka
Optimal experience of engagement to an activity
All cognitive, affective and physical systems are dedicated to the same task and goal
Flow balance
Flow can be reached when there is enough balance between challenge of the task en skill of the performer