Modeling positive experiences in human-computer interaction

Abstract

Transcendence, peak experience, peak performance and flow are some of the most fundamental positive human experiences. This article explores how these experiences could be understood in humancomputer interaction. A mediating concept used in the article is presence, the perceptual illusion of nonmediation in media and human-computer interaction. Positive human experiences are related to presence and implications to modeling positive experiences in humancomputer interaction are discussed.

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