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Positive Emotion Regulation Techniques

Engaging in a collective
Joining in or contributing to the shared concerns of a group. Rather than feeling apart from a sense of a communal purpose

Creating a savoring atmosphere
Creating or rearranging the environment to support the intended positive experience physically, psychologically, and socially. Rather than sticking to the status quo

Being immersed and Absorbed
Becoming fully engaged in a positive experience or its aspects, existing only in the present. Rather than allowing other concerns to hinder your enjoyment

Expressing or acknowledging gratitude
Considering how others have benefited from your actions or how you have benefited from others’ actions. Rather than letting contributions pass by without noticing their positive impact

Altering bodily engagement
Reviving or relaxing your body with dynamic movement or rest. Rather than giving energy only to your thoughts

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Violating aesthetic principles as means to influence usage behaviors

Publication

  • Welgoss, B. & Yoon, J. (2021). It’s ugly. That’s why it works beautifully: An exploratory study using design strategies to violate aesthetic principles as means to influence usage behaviors. Designing Interactive Systems. ACM. Download.

This project explores how aesthetic violation can be used to influence a user’s behavior when interacting with a product. Aesthetic violation occurs when the elements of a design purposely deviate from the aesthetic expectations of the user in order to encourage a behavioral response. This draws from the theory of processing fluency, which suggests that aesthetic perceptions are a function of a perceiver’s processing dynamics—the more fluently a perceiver can process an object, the higher the aesthetic response. In this instance, the desire for fluent processing may incite users to escape, minimize, or counteract the violation. The project offers insights into the benefits and relevance of aesthetic violation, strategy formation, and integration into the design process.