Blogs

  • Patina of things

    Tek-Jin Nam Posted: Thu, August 29, 2013 - 11:18:03

    I tend to use things for a long time. It feels as if my belongings take on aspects of myself. So it is difficult for me to throw my possessions…

  • The past, present, and future of women in STEM

    Ashley Karr Posted: Mon, August 26, 2013 - 4:02:21

    Take away: An impactful way to make lasting, positive change for women in STEM is to constantly adjust in small, simple everyday ways. In other words, change starts at home.…

  • Canyonlands

    Jonathan Grudin Posted: Fri, August 23, 2013 - 11:37:08

    The Colorado Plateau. 130,000 square miles (337,000 square kilometers) of high desert and scattered forests in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado. Home to 10 National Parks, including the Grand…

  • Interacting under canvas

    Steve Benford Posted: Mon, August 19, 2013 - 12:46:45

    I’m just back from a short camping trip and reflecting on how exciting it is to live under canvas. There is a visceral thrill to being in a tent as…

  • Positivism in design

    Ashley Karr Posted: Mon, August 12, 2013 - 11:43:00

    Take away: Applying basic tenets of Positive Psychology during design evaluations can help teams cooperate and be more productive. This means that evaluators must discuss the positive aspects of the…

  • What is your UX style?

    Monica Granfield Posted: Fri, August 09, 2013 - 8:13:29

    Having come out of traditional design training and then migrated into a field that is more conceptually than visually design oriented, for more than two decades I have experienced a…

  • Bias

    Jonathan Grudin Posted: Tue, August 06, 2013 - 11:35:14

    The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion (either as being the received opinion or as being agreeable to itself) draws all things else to support and agree…

  • Banjos and discrete technologies

    Steve Benford Posted: Mon, August 05, 2013 - 3:39:05

    I begin this post with a confession. I play the banjo. There, it’s out in the open and I feel better already. Actually, I play the tenor banjo in Irish…

  • CHI 2013 HCI for Peace Ideathon summary

    Juan Hourcade Posted: Fri, August 02, 2013 - 2:56:52

    For the past three years, members of the human-computer interaction community interested in using computing technologies to promote peace and prevent conflict have been meeting as part of HCI for…

  • Trajectories into practice

    Steve Benford Posted: Tue, July 23, 2013 - 11:00:32

    I’m Steve Benford, professor of collaborative computing at the University of Nottingham’s Mixed Reality Laboratory. My research explores new interaction techniques and concepts for creative and cultural experiences. I characterise…