ComputersAsTheatre

Context: UserInterfaceStuff

Interesting book by BrendaLaurel which likens computer interactions to theatre ... you're pursuing the catharsis of a succesful completion of your interaction.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201550601/102-9346008-5890534?v=glance

Of course, one of the evils of Gamification / SocialMedia is that it's designed NOT to come to a conclusion. But to keep you hooked on a never-ending experience.

Compare :

• Software as a "secondary world" : http://web.archive.org/web/20030417154345/www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=4217
• ProgrammersAndWriters