User Experience Design User Experience Design Interaction Design & Prototyping 2

Question 1

What is the main goal of 'progressive disclosure' in interaction design?

Accepted Answer

Revealing only necessary information at each step to reduce cognitive overload

Answer

Progressive disclosure presents only essential information initially and reveals more details on demand, reducing cognitive overload and keeping interfaces clean.

Question 2

In the context of micro-interactions, what are the four structural components identified by Dan Saffer?

Accepted Answer

Trigger, rules, feedback, loops and modes

Answer

Dan Saffer's micro-interaction framework identifies a trigger (initiates the interaction), rules (govern behavior), feedback (communicates result), and loops and modes (meta-rules).

Question 3

Which prototyping tool feature allows designers to define interactive states such as hover, pressed, and focused?

Accepted Answer

Component variants

Answer

Component variants in tools like Figma let designers create multiple interactive states (default, hover, pressed, focused) within a single reusable component.

Question 4

What is 'chunking' as it applies to interaction design?

Accepted Answer

Grouping related information together to aid comprehension and memory

Answer

Chunking groups related content or controls together so users can process them as a single unit, reducing cognitive load based on Miller's Law.

Question 5

In interaction design, what does 'direct manipulation' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Users interacting with objects on-screen in a way that mirrors physical actions

Answer

Direct manipulation allows users to interact with visual representations of objects—such as dragging a file to a folder—mimicking real-world physical actions for intuitive use.

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