7 Elements of Fun User Experiences

7 Elements of Fun User Experiences Jonathan Lupo @userexperience 1. Interaction 7. Competition Fun user experiences take advantage of gesture-based The ability to view progress against a larger community, inspires competition and further motivates end-users. interactions native to the device. 2. Feedback 6. Re-Engagement Responsive feedback, vibrations, color changes and audio cues, add to the excitement of a Fun user experiences should use push notifications and alerting capabilities native to the device, to invite users to fun user experience. re-engage. 3. Choices 5. Rewards Empower users by giving them choices and the ability to customize simple elements, to engage them more deeply. Relevant and robust reward systems should provide enough incentive to inspire 4. Goals/Challenges users to want to achieve Achieving progressively harder goals, or conquering unique challenges, is what motivates users to engage in objectives and re-engage. an ongoing basis.