Mediated Culture and Doing Whatever It Takes…Together
[Video Link for Email/Other Subscribers – 41.5min] Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, demonstrates using examples from anthropological fieldwork in...
View ArticleThe Future of Screen Technology
[Video Link for Email/Other Subscribers – 2.5min] Fantastic concept video on interactive and touchscreen technology design. Need I say more? Okay, the Swedes are really good at multimedia.
View ArticleLearning Interaction Design From Everyday Objects – Bill DeRouchey
Neat presentation on product/service design with regard to human interactions, by Bill DeRouchey. [Slideshow Link for Email/Other Subscribers] Interaction has a language that is… Created and curated...
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Innovation Concepting: A Day Made of Glass – Corning
Another neat future concept video on screen interfaces everywhere. Honestly, it’s a little scary to me. Human beings should not be meant for that much multitasking! However, in many scenarios it can be...
View ArticleFilm Making Tools and Interaction Design – Adam Connor
In film, there is a pure guided experience for the audience. They’re bound to the timeline. In interaction design though, we’re dealing with proceeding forward (or back) through a variety of choices,...
View ArticleEndless Media Consumption Should NOT be Encouraged – Peter Knocke
After listening to Peter’s story, I was able to empathize with the behaviors he’s describing as part of the media landscape of consumption and sharing. More importantly, it speaks to ethics. A...
View ArticleNeuroscience, Known Affordances, and Design Patterns in IxD: Charles Hannon
Our interactions online are sometimes similar to those we have everyday. Sometimes not. Matching these known to encountered patterns is one goal of usability. Now I know this might sound dry, but...
View ArticleUp With Complexity! Challenging Users for Fun and Profit – Josh Clark
People don’t want Simplicity. They want Uncomplicated. That’s an essential principle of designing products and applications. If we patronize people as being simple-minded and strip out advanced...
View ArticleMore Interaction Design Videos I’ve Watched and Perhaps You’d Enjoy Too
These additional presentations from the Interaction 11 conference are well worth watching if you have the chance. About 22 minutes each: Cindy Chastain: Redefining Personalization as Real-Time...
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SVA Interaction Design Student Theses: Discovery
So earlier this month, I attended the MFA Interaction Design Festival, which showcased Masters of Fine Arts student theses projects at the School of Visual Arts in NYC. In all, I was taken away by the...
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