User Experience VIII

source: web2con.com

Now, with the so called "Web 2.0" (lets hope that there is no a DotCom Bust 2.0!) new evolutionary apps and concepts of social computing (does anyone remember CSCW?) are appearing almost every day trying to capture the imagination (and the time) of the discerning web users. One of the important "features" or components of the Web 2.0 is RUX or Rich User Experience.

Some resources:
http://blog.softtechvc.com/2005/10/on_web_20_defin.html

Rich user experience, based on technology providing increased interactivity (Ajax, Ruby,…) and clever remix/combinations of numerous services (maps, photos, calendar, lists,…) that free the developers from building infrastructure and focus on the user and its needs.

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html?page=5

As early as Pei Wei's Viola browser in 1992, the web was being used to deliver "applets" and other kinds of active content within the web browser. Java's introduction in 1995 was framed around the delivery of such applets. JavaScript and then DHTML were introduced as lightweight ways to provide client side programmability and richer user experiences. Several years ago, Macromedia coined the term "Rich Internet Applications" (which has also been picked up by open source Flash competitor Laszlo Systems) to highlight the capabilities of Flash to deliver not just multimedia content but also GUI-style application experiences.