Difference between revisions of "Convivial Tool Characteristics"
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The characteristics of convivial tools are those which enhance the user’s capability to work with independent efficiency. A fairly comprehensive list might include the following characteristics. | The characteristics of convivial tools are those which enhance the user’s capability to work with independent efficiency. A fairly comprehensive list might include the following characteristics. | ||
| − | [[Usability]]. The most important convivial characteristic is certainly Usability, or the ease with which a tool can be used. Usability refers to what is more commonly called "User Friendliness." The subject of Usability is so vast that it covers many properties that could be considered major characteristics of conviviality in their own right, such as Intuitive Use and Reliability (see below). | + | '''[[Usability]]'''. The most important convivial characteristic is certainly Usability, or the ease with which a tool can be used. Usability refers to what is more commonly called "User Friendliness." The subject of Usability is so vast that it covers many properties that could be considered major characteristics of conviviality in their own right, such as Intuitive Use and Reliability (see below). |
| − | + | '''[[Intuitive Use]]'''. "Intuitive Operation" means that the user can intuitively discover how to operate the tool without having to refer constantly to the users manual. | |
| − | [[Reliability]]. "Reliability" means that the object should repeatedly prove to be effective, and should operate with few and non-catastrophic errors. | + | '''[[Reliability]]'''. "Reliability" means that the object should repeatedly prove to be effective, and should operate with few and non-catastrophic errors. |
==Reparability== | ==Reparability== | ||
