User experience in traditional domestic preparation products in different cultures of Sri Lanka: Special reference to String Hopper Press (“Idiappa Wangediya”)

Abstract

Traditional domestic manual handling products have many unique characteristics according to cultural backgrounds. Although to complete one task, people are using different products in different contexts in Sri Lanka. These products have cultural (Sinhala, Tamil, Muslim) related practices, thinking patterns and different user experiences with a specific context. But after globalization these products have been developed and replaced with other products. Therefore, user perspectives, behaviors, and relationships with cultural products and users have changed. Therefore, research contains user experience in String Hopper Press (“Idiappa Wangediya”) and its variations in many other cultures in Sri Lanka. Samples are selected according to the current use and available products in the market. The analysis is based on User Experience theories. Finally, traditional products used in different cultures have different user experiences that are gained from cultural values. Therefore, it is hard for users to adapt to other products from different cultures and hard to change usual behaviors with the product.