https://polaine.com/tags/user-experience/ Recent content in user experience on Andy Polaine Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:45:52 +0000 https://polaine.com/2008/09/do-you-shutdown-or-sleep/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:45:52 +0000 https://polaine.com/2008/09/do-you-shutdown-or-sleep/ (Photo: Paul Watson) What’s the emotional difference between shutting your computer down and putting to sleep? Or turning your phone onto silent mode instead of switching it off? I need some input from you all (aka comments) on this one. I’m interested in this because I’m thinking about the idea of closure when it comes to interactive experiences. Stories end, usually, with a return to equilibrium and it feels irksome when they don’t.