designing for humans with buddypress

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Designing for humans with BuddyPress

By Tammie Lister

Tammie ListerDesignerwww.logicalbinary.com

What is a human?

hu·man·i·ty   [hyoo-man-i-tee or, often, yoo-]noun, plural -ties.

1. all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.2.the quality or condition of being human; human nature.

3.the quality of being humane; kindness; benevolence.

Humans have a highly developed brain and are capable of abstract reasoning, language, introspection, and problem solving. This mental capability, combined with an erect body carriage that frees the hands for manipulating objects, has allowed humans to make far greater use of tools than any other living species on Earth. Other higher-level thought processes of humans, such as self-awareness, rationality, and sapience,are considered to be defining features of what constitutes a "person"

- Wikipedia

- Dictionary.reference.com

Brain power

2 brains for the price of one

2 brains 3 brains for the price of one

Conscious

Sub-conscious

Old brainMid brainNew brain

Survival, animal, safety decider, primal

Emotions, feeling, impulse

Language, speech, reading, cortex, thinking, planning

Susan M.Weinschenk Ph.D - Neuro Web Design

We pay attention to 2-3 things at a time... no more

We are pre-wired to feel positive

: - )

Robots + emotions = omgJust what do you think you're doing, Dave?

- Hal

I am not malfunctioning, you are

- Hector

Life don’t talk to me about life

- Marvin

Human != Robot

Emotions and needs

Aarron Walter - ‘Designing for emotion’

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- Marlow

A human’s WordPress hooks

Hierarchy of needshttp://aarronwalter.com/

Manfred Max-Neef : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamental_human_needs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Create emotional responses

Appeal to the 5 senses

Appeal to the 1 sense

Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, Taste

Sight, Sound, Smell, Touch, Taste

BuddyPress?

Humans are naturally social.We believe in safety in numbers.We have an inbuilt campfire ethos.

BuddyPress?

Social networking in a box.

Activity StreamsUser GroupsMultisite BloggingFriend ConnectionsExtended ProfilesDiscussion ForumsPrivate MessagingUser Settings

=http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress

BuddyPress is social lego

Rules for community design

Rule Two : Let the community guide you

Rule Five : Try

Rule One : Build up don’t fall down

Rule Three : Find the choice balance

Rule Four : Learn to let go

Show some personality

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BuddyPress Rate Forum Posts

BuddyPress like button

Encourage ‘userscaping’BP Bookmarklet

Love it plugin tutorial

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-bookmarklet

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-rate-forum-posts/

http://byotos.com/2011/12/19/bp-labs-you-may-like-this

http://pippinsplugins.com/write-a-love-it-plugin-with-ajax/

purplekecleon

Allow the Pokemon effect

...collections often can be justified on the basis of their aesthetic/emotional value, or monetary value, or both.

Dopamine plays a major role in the brain system that is responsible for reward-driven learning.

brain.oxfordjournals.org

Achievements for BuddyPress

Let users show their badges with pride

http://plazaa.de/

http://achievementsapp.wordpress.com/

http://rockhaq.com

Avoid user frustration

Make joining easyMake leaving just as easy

http://leganerd.com/http://bettercodes.org/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/oa-social-login/OA Social Login

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Breadcrumbs Everywhere

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-admin-bar/

Custom Admin Bar

http://downsyndrome.com/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/breadcrumbs-everywhere/

Don’t hide your content

http://rideoregonride.com/

http://www.hmag.com/

Make finding content easy

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Friending

Favourites

Groups

Use existing connectionshttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/invite-anyone/

Encourage connections

\Show off your community

http://solopracticeuniversity.com/

Testimonials

http://ancestry24.com/

http://www.kitemap.it/http://www.beastsofwar.com/

Numbers and stats

Allow communication

BuddyPress Activity Plus

Messaging and Forums

Social activity and profiles

Encourage interactions

BuddyStream: http://buddystream.net

Sharing

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-activity-plus/

Welcome Pack

Personalise the experience

Let users decide

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/welcome-pack/

http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/

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BuddyPress Moderation

Shift.ms * Coming soon with BuddyPress

Be sensitive to your users

Encourage good citizens

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-moderation/

Profile field privacy rolled into core

http://bpdevel.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/profile-field-visibility-in-bp-1-6/

BuddyPress 1.6 brings ‘visibility’

Discover the sites:

http://www.hmag.com/

http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/

http://shift.ms/ * Coming soon with BuddyPress

http://ancestry24.com/

http://solopracticeuniversity.com/

http://www.kitemap.it/

http://rideoregonride.com/

http://www.beastsofwar.com/

http://downsyndrome.com/

http://leganerd.com/

http://bettercodes.org/ http://rockhaq.com

http://plazaa.de/

http://culturadigital.br/

http://helloecoliving.com/

http://irrationalgames.com/

http://littlesketchers.com/

Discover the plugins:

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-moderation/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/welcome-pack/

http://buddystream.net/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-activity-plus/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/breadcrumbs-everywhere/

http://achievementsapp.wordpress.com/

http://pippinsplugins.com/write-a-love-it-plugin-with-ajax/

http://byotos.com/2011/12/19/bp-labs-you-may-like-this/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/buddypress-rate-forum-posts/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/invite-anyone/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/oa-social-login/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-bookmarklet/

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-admin-bar/

Thank you :)Tammie Lister

www.logicalbinary.com

Twitter : @karmatosed