Brenda Laurel quotes

I fervently believe in research as a necessity for good design, and I teach it that way. (Brenda Laurel)

I think interactive television is doomed. It's a dead end.

Brenda Laurel

I don't understand computers. I've been unable to construct a working mental model of how they do what they do. I can break software by looking at it. I can blow anything up. Without trying. It's sort of like being a dowser. And this extreme elaborate clumsiness on my part is actually something people will pay me for. It's quite wonderful.

Brenda Laurel

I learned in the computer game business early on that all senses are not equal. The best example is, you're listening to a radio play and you're driving down the road, and suddenly you realize you haven't seen the road in five minutes. It's because your visual cortex has been partying with your imagination, basically.

Brenda Laurel

Girls enjoy complex social interaction. Their verbal skills - and their delight in using them - develop earlier than boys'.

Brenda Laurel

Brenda Laurel

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Occupation: American Designer
Born: November 20, 1950
Quotes count: 5

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