Communication, Design, Usability

Being Human - HCI for the Year 2020, by Microsoft Research Cambridge

2009-07-15T15:14:00.001+02:00

Worth reading >>>>

legendary demos : hypertext comes alive in 1968 - Doug Engelbart demos

2009-07-08T18:21:00.002+02:00

>>> I recently re-found the full collection of videos of the legendary Doug Engelbert demo of the 1968. The first Word processor and Hypertext system realized and made alive.
Go see >>>>

New paper on mobile user experience, ACM interactions.

2009-07-02T16:32:00.001+02:00

Bolchini, D., Pulido D., Faiola, A., ‘Paper-in-Screen’ Prototyping: An Agile Technique to Anticipate the Mobile Experience, ACM interactions XVI.4, July/August 2009, 29-33.

Examples of Rich Internet Applications (the web on the desktop)

2009-06-18T18:20:00.002+02:00

Richer interaction paradigms brought from the Web to the desktop.

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Bill Buxton on the role of Experience Designer

2009-06-17T19:07:00.000+02:00

ENTER 2010 Conference in Lugano (eTourism) - Call for PhD workshop submission

2009-06-11T23:43:00.002+02:00

ENTER 2010 Lugano
Ph.D Workshop
Download PhD Call for Proposals >>>>>

On 9th of February 2010, as a preliminary event to ENTER 2010, IFITT will hold its prestigious annual Ph.D. Research Workshop for doctoral students undertaking research in Information and Communication Technology in Travel and Tourism. The workshop provides a forum for doctoral students to discuss their research with peers, colleagues, and leading supervisors and scholars in the field.

Doctoral students at all stages (i.e. beginning as well as nearly completed) are encouraged to participate.

>>> Full call >>>
ENTER 2010 website

HCI Remixed - The MIT Press

2009-05-27T23:34:00.002+02:00

HCI Remixed - The MIT Press

Posted using ShareThis

The Search (one of the most interesting and engaging books I've ever read)

2009-05-26T22:48:00.001+02:00

-- >>> The Search, by John Batelle

Open Post-Doc positions - Computing Innovation Fellows Project (NSF)

2009-05-26T16:19:00.001+02:00

Apply here: http://cifellows.org

Some Design Insights for Natural User Interfaces (NUI)

2009-05-21T18:47:00.000+02:00

Darren David & Nathan Moody | UX Week 2008 | Adaptive Path from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

IUPUI Commencement Day 2009 - photo gallery

2009-05-13T18:22:00.002+02:00

http://www.iupui.edu/galleries/168/Commencement

The sixth sense - natural interaction on any mobile surface

2009-03-19T15:48:00.000+01:00

Balsamiq Studios, makers of plugins for Web Office applications | Balsamiq [del.icio.us]

2009-03-16T12:27:52-07:00

Upcoming Research Talks at Indiana University, School of Informatics (IUPUI)

2009-01-21T18:42:00.003+01:00

Research talks featuring Vince Cross, Luis Mateus Rocha, Leslie Sharpe, Gert-Jan de Vreede, Micki McGee and Luca Botturi.
Details >>>>

New Media Consortium Horizon Report 2009 - just published!

2009-01-20T22:57:00.002+01:00

Highlights from this year's report, who outlines current and future trends in new media design and technologies for teaching and learning:

- Mobile
- Cloud Computing
- Personal Web
- Smart Objects
... and more
Download Full PDF Report on New Media Consortium Website >>>

When Usability Makes 300 Million $ difference. An article by Jared Spool - worth reading!

2009-01-15T02:41:00.003+01:00

This article by Jared Spool is an interesting story about the importance of good usability and its potential impact on the bottom line of a business.

The $300 Million Button
By Jared M. Spool

Originally published: Jan 14, 2009

>>>> Read the full article on UIE.com

Usability Analysis Could Bring Benefits to Bioinformatics Portals and Research - my interview just published

2009-01-12T17:17:00.003+01:00

I released an interview to Genomeweb, just published on Bioinform online newsletter, on how "Usability Analysis Could Bring Benefits to Bioinformatics Portals and Research": >>>>

Usability should be engineered into the development process of web-based bioinformatics resources, particularly because databases and applications don’t grow in linear patterns, according to a team of researchers from the UK, the US, Switzerland, and Italy. READ THE STORY >>>>.

After the publication of my usability article on Bioinformatics, I was kindly contacted by Vivienne Marx from Genomeweb to illustrate some key findings of the work and the implications for bioinformatics researchers.

Better Bioinformatics Through Usability Analysis (Just Published!)

2008-12-10T23:20:00.002+01:00

My paper on usability and bioinformatics has just been published today on "Bioinformatics", as advance online access.
Full PDF freely available online here

Blue&Me Hands-Free auto experience

2008-11-20T18:41:00.000+01:00

The Aural Auto Experience by Microsoft

2008-11-20T18:39:00.000+01:00

Transportation Active Safety Institute (TASI) [del.icio.us]

2008-11-20T08:15:54-08:00

World Usability 2008 in Indianapolis: using driving simulator

2008-11-13T22:08:00.000+01:00

Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage - Online Program

2008-11-11T15:55:00.002+01:00

I participate as an instructor in this exciting new online program
of the University of Lugano (Switzerland), in Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage :::::>>>>

Meet Rovio™ [del.icio.us]

2008-11-05T06:44:29-08:00

Free power points templates [del.icio.us]

2008-11-03T07:04:11-08:00

The Power of Visualization

2008-10-30T20:50:00.000+01:00

>>> from TED Talk

The tension between Content and Interaction

2008-10-29T16:02:00.001+01:00

CNN is showcasing an advanced touch-screen-based interactive technology to demonstrate the flowing of electorial votes for the US elections...
is it all about interaction? What about content and communication?
Watch the 2 videos

The parody >>>

http://tshwi.blogspot.com/2008/10/snls-multi-touch-parody-of-cnns.html

IDC 2009 - The 8th International Conference on Interaction Design for Children

2008-10-22T18:49:00.000+02:00

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

IDC 2009 - The 8th International Conference on Interaction Design for Children In cooperation with ACM-SIGCHI

Politecnico di Milano - Como Campus, Como, Italy June 3-5, 2009

For young people today, technology is pervasive in many aspects of life. From childhood onwards, they learn and play using computers and other technological devices; as they grow, they build and maintain friendships using computers and mobile phones; they interact with one another virtually; and even find critical interpersonal support and therapy using computers, the web, and other technology-enhanced artifacts.
>> Conference details and CALL FOR PAPERS

nsf.gov - Funding - Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs - US National Science Foundation (NSF) [del.icio.us]

2008-10-14T12:26:30-07:00

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. [del.icio.us]

2008-10-13T15:10:23-07:00

YouTube - melwood44's Channel [del.icio.us]

2008-10-13T15:02:49-07:00

YouTube - iPhone Reality Ethnographic Research Study [del.icio.us]

2008-10-13T14:59:20-07:00

Paper Prototyping: The Fast and Easy Way to Define and Refine User Interfaces - Books24x7 [del.icio.us]

2008-10-13T14:50:12-07:00

About [del.icio.us]

2008-10-13T13:41:15-07:00

The Aware Home, a talk by Wendy Rogers at IUPUI

2008-10-13T15:29:00.002+02:00

Last Thursday (OCtober 9, 2008) I had the honor to be the faculty host of Wendy Rogers (>>>) from Georgia Tech, who gave an insightful and enjoyable talk about the AWARE HOME - Technology To Support Aging In Place.
Supporting successfull aging with usable and useful technologies is a very relevant topic, which will be more and more urgent as the elderly population grows. I found the idea of buidling a real "home" to deploy, test, and experiment technologies "in context" is also a brilliant strategy to approach the problem.

Here is what is about...(from talk abstract)
"Imagine your home is “aware” of your activities so that it can help you remember why you went into the kitchen, whether you know the visitor at the front door, or even how to perform a recently learned home medical procedure. An aware home is not science fiction – it is within the reach of current science. It can help older adults maintain their independence, help parents caring for children with disabilities, and help those recovering from illness or injury. Maintaining functional independence is a high priority for many older adults, and remaining in their homes can be key to this independence. An aware home can provide support in numerous ways including alerting the person to an emergency or hazardous situation (e.g., a stove left on), providing information about trends in daily activities (e.g., reduced movements), providing support for daily activities such as medication monitoring or use of medical technologies, and also supporting social communication with family and friends. An innovative research program at Georgia Institute of Technology is developing psychological and computer science approaches to support home activities.

>>. To know more, visit the Human Factors and Aging Lab at Georgia Tech

The talk was part of the IUPUI School of Informatics Colloquia Series.

Sasha Barab [del.icio.us]

2008-10-07T11:05:55-07:00

nsf.gov - Division of Information & Intelligent Systems (IIS) - US National Science Foundation (NSF) [del.icio.us]

2008-10-02T14:28:17-07:00