September 24, 2004
imagination
Explore your imagination here.
Posted by richard ting at September 24, 2004, 11:00 AM
September 23, 2004
From Boxes and Arrows: Personas
Making Personas More Powerful: Details to Drive Strategic and Tactical Design
by George Olsen
Personas ought to be one of the defining techniques in user-focused design, but they've unfortunately become more of a check-off item than a useful tool. So how did we get here?
Read more.
Extending a Technique: Group Personas
by Mike Kuniavsky
Entertainment, education, and collaboration software is often used by two or more people simultaneously. Each of these groups has a different set of needs and expectations, and each can be modeled as a group persona, rather than as individual users.
Read more.
Posted by richard ting at September 23, 2004, 12:48 PM
September 18, 2004
Gallery of Computation
Quote from the programmer:
"I write computer programs to create graphic images.
With an algorithmic goal in mind, I manipulate the work by finely crafting the semantics of each program. Specific results are pursued, although occasionally surprising discoveries are made.
I believe all code is dead unless executing within the computer. For this reason I distribute the source code of my programs in modifiable form to encourage life and spread love. Opening one's code is a beneficial practice that both helps the community and grows the strength of the programmer."
Posted by richard ting at September 18, 2004, 12:10 AM
September 16, 2004
ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show
LEMUR debuts ModBots installation at
'ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show'
Friday-Sunday, September 17-19, 2004, 12 - 6 pm
Third annual ArtBots held in Harlem for the first time, at The Mink
Building at 126th & Amsterdam!
LEMUR participates in 'ArtBots: The Robot Talent Show' from
Friday-Sunday, September 17-19. This is LEMUR's return to ArtBots;
last year, the New York artist collective received ArtBots' coveted
"People's Choice" award. ArtBots and LEMUR make their Harlem debut at
The Mink Building at 126th & Amsterdam for three days of robotic fun.
LEMUR debuts a new percussion ensemble consisting of thirteen ModBots
instruments. ModBots are miniature modular percussion robots in a
variety of styles and functions, including singing bell bots and
percussion "beater" bots. During ArtBots, the ModBots ensemble will
sometimes perform an improvised cacophony of percussive music and
sound; at other times, it will perform composed pieces, including
"Music for Robots", written by downtown composer and regular LEMUR
contributor Joshua Fried. Kids and ArtBots attendees will also have
the opportunity to play with the ModBots ensemble, using interactive
sensor inputs.
The ModBots ensemble was created by LEMUR artist Bil Bowen. Bowen is
a sound artist and engineer with a background in music composition
and architectural theory. He is a founding member of the Aires
Project, and is currently building mechanized idiophonic sculptures
for interactive installation-compositions within existing
architectural spaces.
Posted by richard ting at September 16, 2004, 03:39 PM
September 09, 2004
Location and Presence in Mobile Data Services
by Jonathan Grubb and Shawn Smith
“Mobile technology is expanding our design toolkit beyond the desktop, and those who embrace this technology to enhance the core functions of their products will offer their users a superior experience.”The emergence of a handful of popular mobile data services has changed the way we interact with our phones. Now, several technologies on the immediate horizon are about to change the way we (and our phones) interact with the world. Imagine…
- You’re about to call your friend, but when you highlight her name in your address book, you see that she’s driving in the city. Since it’s just a social call, you decide to leave her a voicemail instead.
- Your phone rings while you’re in a crowded movie theater. You automatically know the call is urgent; otherwise, your phone would have automatically silenced itself.
- You’re wandering through the Paul Klee exhibit at the MOMA, enjoying the audio tour—and enjoying the fact that you didn’t need to borrow a special audio player; a hidden transmitter next to each painting delivers the content to your phone.
- You’re out and about, and your phone beeps to tell you there’s an open house nearby that meets the requirements you specified through an online real estate service. You don’t have time to tour the house, but you do have time to drive by. You stop in front of the For Sale sign, which contains a transmitter that delivers detailed information about the house to your phone.
Posted by richard ting at September 09, 2004, 02:05 AM
September 07, 2004
Resfest New York Starts Thursday!
Posted by richard ting at September 07, 2004, 11:17 PM
September 06, 2004
Yellowarrow.org
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[from trendcentral]
A new way to tour the city We've already told you about a number of games that utilize modern technology to explore the urban landscape (the games people play TC) and now there's another to add to the list. One of the newest concepts to hit the streets in New York City is Yellowarrow. Here's how it works: thousands of YellowArrow stickers are distributed at various events such as concerts, gallery openings and festivals around town. Each sticker features a code. Participants place the arrows on anything and everything (pointing onlookers towards a specific place/object) as a means to share opinions, tips and trivia to passersby. When an arrow is spotted, passersby can text the code to Yellowarrow.org, and then receive a text back, with an explanation for that particular sticker. YellowArrow has plans to expand to San Francisco and LA this fall. This exchange of information seems to be creating a sense of community, something that young people today are increasingly looking for. Don't be surprised to see some yellow arrows around your neighborhood. |
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