Kids Bones Versus Adult Bones - How the use of different multimodal formats affects your site experience

  Do you find this interesting?

 
 Or is this interesting?

 The human body is an amazing thing! Babies have more bones (nearly 300 bones) in their small, fragile little bodies than an adult (206 bones) does. Learning this information from different sites was interesting, interactive, and downright boring at times. The formats used in a site can draw you in or have you in a rush to click to the next one so you don't fall asleep.


 The first site chosen was very attention-getting. It drew me in with its catchy title and imagery. The interesting human body facts and images that coincided with them kept me wanting to scroll down the page to find out more. The author had the right mix of information and imagery to keep me engaged to the bottom of the page.

 The second site chosen was a generic fact site. The site was not interactive at all. There was a lot of information that droned on and on down. Black and white illustrations were integrated throughout the site, but they were lackluster. They were definitely used for basic information purposes only. This site was very boring to me. 

    The different multimodal format options can definitely make or break a site in my opinion. User engagement is key to a site's success. The author's use of different formats can help draw a user in and keep them interested in the site. The lack of them can have a user clicking to the next site fast.


Office of the Surgeon General (US). “The Basics of Bone in Health and Disease.” Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1 Jan. 1970, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK45504/.

Salcedo, Susy. “Do You Know These Fun Facts About the Human Body?” Nectar Sleep, 4 Nov. 2019, www.nectarsleep.com/posts/fun-facts-about-the-human-body/. 

Comments

  1. Julia SemOctober 28, 2020 at 9:14 PM

    I like the way you compare kids bones vs. adults bones. You have a very interesting information and facts. I think you did a great job.

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