This part:
> To sum up, cognitive abilities are at least as good a predictor as prior experience for an individual’s ability to complete everyday tasks on computers.
Seems to contradict this conclusion:
> Our results suggest that contemporary user interfaces are getting so complex that their design is starting to affect inclusivity.
The fact that practice competes with high cognition is a sign that it is close to the limits of how good it can be.
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I know it is hard to compare, but is it possible to make a musical instrument that is more acessible "to everyone", or is there a limit on how acessible it can get before it stops being an instrument and becomes a radio?
In a similar note, the perfect usable computer can't end up being a TV, right? It has to be used for computer things.
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It seems to me that making people experienced is the simplest way of achieving widespread computer literacy.
> To sum up, cognitive abilities are at least as good a predictor as prior experience for an individual’s ability to complete everyday tasks on computers.
Seems to contradict this conclusion:
> Our results suggest that contemporary user interfaces are getting so complex that their design is starting to affect inclusivity.
The fact that practice competes with high cognition is a sign that it is close to the limits of how good it can be.
--
I know it is hard to compare, but is it possible to make a musical instrument that is more acessible "to everyone", or is there a limit on how acessible it can get before it stops being an instrument and becomes a radio?
In a similar note, the perfect usable computer can't end up being a TV, right? It has to be used for computer things.
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It seems to me that making people experienced is the simplest way of achieving widespread computer literacy.