A Good User Experience
User Experience in simple terms is understanding the user. A good user experience will help you to make the software usable, equitable, enjoyable, and useful. In this article, you will get a chance to have a sneak peek at these four characteristics.
Usable
Software is usable if it has a clear design, structure, and purpose and it should be easy to use. One of the best examples of this is the Google browser. It has a clear design and a clear structure that shows its’ purpose clearly, surfing the internet. And it is very easy to use, a novice user can easily figure it out.
Equitable
When creating software we tend to make it for the average crowd and exclude some groups of people like people with disabilities. Software should be designed in a way that doesn’t exclude any group of people. This is equity. Software should be designed to help people achieve their goals despite of their gender, race, background, or ability. Avatars on Instagram are one of the best examples of this. You can customize these avatars to represent a diverse amount of people.
Enjoyable
If the software delights the user, that means it is enjoyable. this helps in keeping the user engaged with the software. This doesn't have to be a functional property. Including customization facilities and gamification techniques makes the software enjoyable. For example, rewarding systems in educational apps like Duolingo make it enjoyable and keep the user engaged.
Useful
Software is useful if it solves the user’s problem. This means through the software the user achieves a specific goal and gives a useful experience. The software achieves all the functional requirements. For example, messaging apps like Messenger, include functionalities to send messages, receive messages, and get notifications must be included.
These four characteristics play a crucial role in software. Software that is usable, equitable, enjoyable, and useful is known to provide a good user experience o the user.
