03.21.06
Guns that feel good on the giving end (receiving end still feels not-so-good)
Rejoice! One day, there may be more pleasure to be had from guns beyond the thrill of shooting men in Reno just to watch them die.
What could possibly be better than that, you ask? Well, maybe nothing, but if anyone is tinkering with the idea, I’m guessing it’d be the pioneers of the fledgling discipline, hedonomics. Hedonomicists aim to go beyond the goals of ergonomics for creating safe and functional interfaces, and strive to create ones that are actually pleasurable to the user. Here’s a blog linked to some other interesting articles on the subject.
Cool idea, but if my tech interfaces had designs that actually reinforced their own use, would it be liberation from a fate of carpal tunnel and snarky afternoon comments, or some new form of masturbatory office crack? Would I be distracted from the normal pleasure I otherwise would have gotten from that night of morbidly deranged curiosity in Reno? The questions ensue . . . *cue Twilight Zone theme*
