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Simple =/= intuitive always

Posted By: Rod
Date: Tuesday, 1 October 2013, at 9:29 p.m.

In Response To: Huge investment in select minutiae doesn't mean that simplification isn't beneficial for all (Stick)

Simple doesn't mean intuitive always.

The original PC game Myst is a good example.

Not every puzzle is intuitive but once someone shows you how to solve it it's simple!

Like the Rubik's cube. I couldn't do it. Then I watched my uncle solve it once and it became simple.

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            • Huge investment in select minutiae doesn't mean that simplification isn't beneficial for all
              Stick -- Tuesday, 1 October 2013, at 9:03 p.m.
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                Rod -- Tuesday, 1 October 2013, at 9:29 p.m.
                • Simple =/= intuitive always
                  BenF -- Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 4:10 a.m.
                  • Simple =/= intuitive always
                    Rod -- Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 9:56 a.m.
                    • Well...
                      Rod -- Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 10:54 a.m.
                    • Simple =/= intuitive always
                      BenF -- Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 5:15 p.m.
                      • Simple =/= intuitive always
                        Rod -- Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 6:10 p.m.
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                      Art Grater -- Wednesday, 2 October 2013, at 1:52 a.m.
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