I came across this interactive map that was situated in a kiosk along a skyway at a large, highly respected hospital.
If you are interested in designing usable and useful interactive wayfinding applications, avoid much of what you see in this videoclip!
This isn't an example of good user-centered design.
Sep 8, 2007
About: Interaction Design (off the desktop)
Interaction design is a relatively new field that combines concepts related to human-computer interaction (HCI), mobile, pervasive, and ubiquitous computing (ubicomp), interface design, service design, user-experience design, interactive media design, and more.
According to Dan Saffer, an interaction designer at Adaptive Path, and author of Interaction Design: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices, interaction design is "about people: how people connect with other people through the products and services they use." If you are interested in learning more about designing for interaction, Saffer's book is a great starting point.
Saffer has recently established a wikki about interactive gestures, a site for the "dissemination of gestural interface information such as found on the iPhone and Wii." This is an important resource for those of us who are interested in developing useful interactive applications for emerging technologies.
(Related information can also be found on this blog.)
According to Dan Saffer, an interaction designer at Adaptive Path, and author of Interaction Design: Creating Smart Applications and Clever Devices, interaction design is "about people: how people connect with other people through the products and services they use." If you are interested in learning more about designing for interaction, Saffer's book is a great starting point.
Saffer has recently established a wikki about interactive gestures, a site for the "dissemination of gestural interface information such as found on the iPhone and Wii." This is an important resource for those of us who are interested in developing useful interactive applications for emerging technologies.
(Related information can also be found on this blog.)
Sep 6, 2007
iPod Touch Possibilities....I want one!
I'd like an iPod Touch...here is the guided tour:
The iPod Touch is WiFi enabled, which opens up a range of creative possibilities for creative multimedia communication. I'd like to create some web-based applications optimized for the iPod Touch for use in education, health, mental health, and prevention - mobile learning and self-help.
UPDATE: 6/08
The new 3G iPhone: Expanding the Possibilities of Interactive Multimedia Communication
Aug 19, 2007
Technology Supported Human-World Interaction Blog
I've started another blog: Technology Supported Human-World Interaction (TSHWI)
"TSHWI is about the development of newer technologies that support human-world interaction. This concept incorporates the best of of HCI, CSCW, universal usability, interaction design, game design, educational technology, and Ubicomp/ Pervasive Computing. The definition of "World", can include virtual worlds, simulations, VR, or augmented reality - just about anything humans interact with in their daily lives."
"TSHWI is about the development of newer technologies that support human-world interaction. This concept incorporates the best of of HCI, CSCW, universal usability, interaction design, game design, educational technology, and Ubicomp/ Pervasive Computing. The definition of "World", can include virtual worlds, simulations, VR, or augmented reality - just about anything humans interact with in their daily lives."
About: Roomba - Human Family Interaction (NSF)
The National Science Foundation has a great article about a researcher from Carnegie-Mellon, Jodi Forlizzi who studies how families interact with their "adopted" Roombas.
Although Roombas were intended to function as lowly vacuums, when hacked, they just might have some interactive multimedia potential! Having a Roomba in the family room- and the classroom - might be a way to interest young people in exploring engineering and technology.
Related
NSF article
Techeblog article with video clips and link to some downloadable code, if you are so inclined:
Five Top Roomba Hacks
1. Roomba Frogger Redux
2. Super Roomba with airsoft gun and laser sight
3. Caroling Roombas
4. Wiimote + Roomba
5. Cellphone-controlled Roomba
Although Roombas were intended to function as lowly vacuums, when hacked, they just might have some interactive multimedia potential! Having a Roomba in the family room- and the classroom - might be a way to interest young people in exploring engineering and technology.
Related
NSF article
Techeblog article with video clips and link to some downloadable code, if you are so inclined:
Five Top Roomba Hacks
1. Roomba Frogger Redux
2. Super Roomba with airsoft gun and laser sight
3. Caroling Roombas
4. Wiimote + Roomba
5. Cellphone-controlled Roomba
Aug 11, 2007
About Touch Enabled Displays: YouTube Clip- One Guy's Dream of a Touch Screen iMac
My dream? I want an affordable, thin touch-screen WiFi/Bluetooth/RFID - enabled display, embedded in an adjustable drafting table.
This set-up would provide users with multiple options, depending on the nature of the task or leisure pursuit. If you are a parent or teacher, you easily imagine the possibilities for your kids.
In the meantime, here is one guy's dream about a touch screen iMac:
I need to create a video of my drafting-table version!
This set-up would provide users with multiple options, depending on the nature of the task or leisure pursuit. If you are a parent or teacher, you easily imagine the possibilities for your kids.
In the meantime, here is one guy's dream about a touch screen iMac:
I need to create a video of my drafting-table version!
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