Madison+UX 2014 - Local Flavor - Madison Circus Space
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The slides from my short presentation at Madison+UX 2014. This touches on some of the key concepts about flow. I discussed flow as an underlying connection between circus arts and UX, and how finding more flow in our lives can help to make us better UX designers.
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Madison+UX 2014 - Local Flavor - Madison Circus Space
- 1. Heather Gregoire & Jess and Jess Aerial Dance
- 2. Circus Arts
- 3. Flow Arts • Movement based art that integrates dance with skill-based prop manipulation • Sometimes referred to as “spinning arts” • First included poi and staff spinning • Has grown to include props such as hoops, swords, fans, levitation wands, etc. • Inspiration drawn from a variety of disciplines such from the martial arts, to juggling, and even yoga
- 4. “The state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience itself is so enjoyable that people do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.” ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience”
- 5. The Experience of Flow • Intense and focused concentration on the present • Merging of action and awareness • Loss of reflective self-consciousness • Sense of personal control or agency over the situation/ activity • Distortion of temporal experience • Intrinsically rewarding From “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- 6. “Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person’s capacity to act” From “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- 7. Flow Channel From “Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience” by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- 8. Conditions for Achieving Flow • Knowing what to do • Knowing how to do it • Knowing how well you are doing • Knowing where to go (if navigation is involved) • High perceived challenges • High perceived skills • Freedom from distractions From “Crafting Fun User Experiences: A method to facilitate flow” Owen Schaffer, HFI
- 9. “An interface that is difficult to use is like a broken tool or instrument. If you are playing jazz on a saxophone, a broken saxophone will not make it more fun to play. Playing more and more challenging music will make it more fun. ~ Owen Schaffer
- 10. Come and find your flow at the Madison Circus Space! madisoncircusspace.com 2100 Winnebago St. Madison, WI