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• #8: Use Human Ethics

  
  NextNature.net - Exploring the Nature caused by People. — Authority: 411
  Part 8 of the 11 part series Anthropomorphism and Design. For past entries and an introduction, click here .  Anthropomorphic products blur the boundaries between products and people. Ethical norms for people don’t usually apply to products and vice versa. For example, there’s no need to apologize if you ...
  2 days ago

• Rule #6: Meet People’s Expectations

  
  NextNature.net - Exploring the Nature caused by People. — Authority: 411
  For past entries and an introduction to the 11 Golden Rules of Anthropomorphism and Design, click here.   People expect many things from each other: Expect them to say hi in the morning; expect them to buy a ticket for the bus; expect them to watch out when driving a car; expect them to do their jobs well. ...
  1 week ago

• Rule #5: Consider Zoomorphism as an Alternative

  
  Design Corner — Authority: 145
  Part 5 of the 11 part series Golden Rules of Anthropomorphism and Design.  When a product imitates animal behavior, the strict social rules governing anthropomorphic products don’t apply. People may be much more forgiving when a zoomorphic product makes an error, and fascinated rather than disturbed when it ...
  2 weeks ago

• Rule #4: Complex Products Tend to Be Anthropomorphized

  
  NextNature.net - Exploring the Nature caused by People. — Authority: 411
  Part 4 of the 11 part series Golden Rules of Anthropomorphism and Design. See   part 1 ,  part 2 , and part 3 .  Think about a spoon. Now think about a spoon with a face. What do you think it is? Most likely, you think it’s a spoon with a face. Now think about a computer, which doesn’t have a face. Are you ...
  3 weeks ago

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