I have come up with a new concept and that is that every application or interface has a 'heavyness factor'.
Let me give you an example:
Google chrome feels 'light', it loads fast, doesn't take long to perform various functions etc etc. Firefox feels 'heavy', it takes longer to load, always asks me for updates etc, I have to devote more effort into using it.
My question: does this perception of software as 'heavy' or 'light' have psychological roots? Does it have a proper name? Is there a term in HCI where we observe users describing non-real objects with real-world metaphors?
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