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Ta b l e 6 . 2
Concepts that were derived from the analysis of the 329 narratives along with
examples of coded data. Next to existing domain-specific knowledge, the researcher annotates
data by relating individual terms or phrases to a set of latent concepts (linked concepts are
denoted in [brackets]).
Concept
Individual terms
Self-expression
proud, show off, impress, status, jealous
Relevant others
friend, colleague, dad, daughter, brother
Sense of community
technology-freak, discuss, chat
Simplicity
easy, simple, straightforward, one click, seamless
Understandability
very logical, no clue how, i could not understand
Efficiency
almost instantly, no boot time, had to go through all
the list
Effectiveness
organizes my messages nicely, simply not allowed,
was not able to see
Fits context
use only one hand, wear gloves, while driving
Adaptable
adapts the screen brightness, totally customized, dy-
namically change
Familiarity
more used to, I am finding out, after using it for a
while
Novelty
cool and intelligent design, genius idea, hay look at
that its magic
Visual aesthetics
everything that shines, beautiful colors, shaky icons
look beautiful
Aesthetics of interaction
glow effect, i just loved the way it turned around, so
easy and fun
Fast access to information
immediate access, overhead of booting a computer,
would start up my computer
Alleviate boredom in idle peri-
ods
in case I get bored, playing a bit every time, I can't
really do anything else
Capturing momentary info
offload my own memory, have no means to note it
down, added quite a text
Missing functionality
does not have, not supported, all phones can do it
Stimulation
[Novelty], [Visual aesthetics], [Aesthetics of inter-
action]
learnability
[simplicity], [Understandability]
Long-term usability
[Efficiency], [Effectiveness], [Fits context], [Adapt-
able], [Familiarity]
Useful
[fast access to information], [alleviate boredom in
idle periods], [capturing momentary information],
[missing functionality]
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