Blogs
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Remembering John E. Karlin, the “father” of the standard keypad
Elizabeth Churchill Posted: Thu, February 14, 2013 - 11:35:07
John E. Karlin died recently on January 28th, 2013. Most people probably have not heard of him, but he was one the people who laid the groundwork for our field,…
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#3 Spatializing interaction – Architecting interactables
Mikael Wiberg Posted: Tue, February 12, 2013 - 3:17:16
The previous issue of interactions (Nov. + Dec. 2012) featured the cover story, “On Attention to Surroundings,” by Malcolm McCullough. For sure, surroundings, spaces, contexts—or on a more general level,…
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Measure twice cut once
Monica Granfield Posted: Sun, February 10, 2013 - 12:31:59
There is a popular book in woodworking called Measure Twice Cut Once by Jim Tolpin. The title says it all. Make sure your measurements are correct and your woodworking piece…
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Ai Weiwei and the system 〈The background - foreground playground〉
Deborah Tatar Posted: Tue, February 05, 2013 - 10:23:34
Ai Weiwei's activism in the effort to understand the schools' collapse during the Sichuan earthquake of 2008 has not been confined to the realm of the truth of art. It…
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No place for Hobbits
Jonathan Grudin Posted: Mon, February 04, 2013 - 3:49:42
ACM conference program committees may not violate the Geneva Conventions or international law. But they are unquestionably un-American. Presumption of innocence?—forget about it. “Until the rejection quota is reached, we…
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Chef of user experience
Tek-Jin Nam Posted: Tue, January 29, 2013 - 12:41:15
Preparing a meal is an analogy that I use to explain the roles and expertise involved when designing and collaborating in a user experience (UX)-oriented product or system development team.…
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On what holds UX back or propels UX forward in the workplace
Richard Anderson Posted: Mon, January 28, 2013 - 2:43:34
Among the teaching that I've done: UX management courses and workshops via the University of California Extension, during conferences, and in companies. And a topic I have always addressed therein:…
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In the land of extreme social media
Aaron Marcus Posted: Thu, January 24, 2013 - 4:04:08
In past decades, we were drowning in a sea of undigested data. Today, we are drowning in a deluge of extreme, untamed social media growth. A half-decade ago, intrigued by…
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Ai Weiwei and trust in the system 〈The background- foreground playground〉
Deborah Tatar Posted: Wed, January 23, 2013 - 2:34:25
Ai Weiwei has his first U.S. show at the Hirshhorn Gallery in D.C. It is a big retrospective, with many rooms, many galleries, many pieces, many different media, and many…
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Embodied games from NYU ITP
Phoenix Perry Posted: Fri, January 18, 2013 - 2:53:17
At NYU ITP in fall of 2012, I created and taught a class focused on embodied play. We explored this question: “How can interactive design create powerful experiences by tapping…
