Re: [kde-artists] [Back to Basics] Better animation for KWin effects

On Monday, October 1, 2012 09:51:36 Ivan Čukić wrote:
> > True, they don't have to be always noticably seen, but then what's the
> > point of the animation in the first place? ;) If you do not notice the
> > animation,
> Those should be subconsciously seen.

exactly.

an analogy from more traditional arts: there's a principle that arranging 
items in triangles is aesthetically pleasing to the human eye and can be used 
to guide the eye from point of interest to point of interest.

now, the average viewer of a painting that employs this bit of trickery is 
likely to not notice it. in fact, unless they've done some art appreciation 
study, most will not be consciosly aware that it is the relative arrangements 
of items on the canvas into such triangular configurations that heightens the 
experience for them.

we experience many things with positive (and negative :) consequences without 
being able to express the "why" behind them. it's just how we're wired as 
biological creatures that evolved over time.

with animated transitions in a computer UI, people will tend to enjoy it more 
even with subtle animations compared to one without animated transition, even 
if they can't tell you why they are enjoying it more or don't even noticed the 
animations.. but just try and remove those animated transitions and re-test :)

conversely .. if the animations are too noticeable, then it tugs at your 
conscious attention. and then the UI is just as annoying as a child screaming 
at the next table in a restaurant -> you want to pay attention to what you're 
doing (enjoying a meal, using facebook, whatever) but someone else is 
distracting you from that :)

-- 
Aaron J. Seigo

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