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Quick Facts
- The roots of the concept are in human factors and ergonomics
- The field has been in use since the 1940s
- User experience design is related to user-centered design
- User experience design is a highly multi-disciplinary field
- User experience design may also involve content design disciplines
Expert summary
User experience design comes under the more general field of experience design. Experience design relates to the creation of architecture and interaction models which affects a user’s perception of a device or system. It affects all aspects of the user’s interaction with the product, how it is learned, perceived, and used. User experience is very often abbreviated as UX and sometimes as UE. The concept called user experience describes all aspects of the user’s experience when interacting with the product, service, environment, or facility. There is usually a combination of software and business topics. It applies often to interaction design.
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