What does ergonomics mean for you?
A few days ago I saw a topic on a forum that talks about “What is ergonomics for us and how is it important?”. I wrote the same topic on an other forum. People doesn’t have the same deffinition of this word. I asked them if they care about it. In general they do, but in real time they don’t…
What is “ergonomics”?
Mister Wikipedia knew it! “Ergonomics is the science of designing the job, equipment, and workplace to fit the worker. Proper ergonomic design is necessary to prevent repetitive strain injuries, which can develop over time and can lead to long-term disability.” In other words, ergonomics has these points: security, ressources (speed, CPU…), performances and all that relates with the Human-computer interaction’s domain.
Now, I have a question for you! How much are you friend with ergonomics?
- Ergonomics, I don’t know this word.
- Ergonomics isn’t imortant!
- Ergonomics, I try to do my best (means “when I want”)
- Ergonomics, I check it when users aren’t happy.
- Ergonomics, I care about it from the design phase.
My personal anwsers (If someone cares about it :-”…)
I am with the third point. It is important when I finished the product. People has to take care about it if they don’t want to create an application that beats your computer (takes too much CPU’s ressources, too much time…). Do not wait a repport from your users because they will quit using your application before it changes.
So, take care about it if you respect your users. Without that, your application will be slow, will lag, and will make you lose your clients.
Here are some links that talks about it (Sorry, it’s in french).
http://www.siteduzero.com/forum-83-535095-p1-l-ergonomie-ca-vous-dit-quoi.html#r5148684 and http://www.developpez.net/forums/d938901/general-developpement/conception/lergonomie-ca-dit-quelque-chose/
Tags: ergonomics, web application, wikipedia
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