Date Designing for humans with BuddyPress By Tammie Lister

Tammie Lister Designer www.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 brain Mid brain New 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 = omg Just 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’ -

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 Streams User Groups Multisite Blogging Friend Connections Extended Profiles Discussion Forums Private Messaging User 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 easy Make leaving just as easy http://leganerd.com/ http://bettercodes.org/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/oa-social-login/ OA Social Login

Date Create paths

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

Date Encourage connections

Friending Favourites Groups Use existing connections http://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/

Date Create safe havens

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