Posted in General, Link Bucket on Apr 16th, 2009 Write a comment »
User Designer is back…yep, I went very quiet for a few months – but it was for great reasons 1) I became a dad (loving it), and 2) I was writing up my HCI PhD. Fortunately I’m getting to continue focusing on HCI / Interaction Design research, as I’ve just started as a postdoctoral researcher [...]
Posted in General, Link Bucket on Mar 26th, 2008 Write a comment »
Alan Kay, all round Human Computer Interaction (and much more) thinker, talks at TED about how good programming can sharpen our picture. His unique software lets children learn by doing, but also learn by computing and creating lessons themselves.
Learn about traffic waves. You’ll never be bored sitting in traffic again. (found at Population of One)
May [...]
Posted in Adaptable, Adaptive, Design, Differences, Personal, Physical on Mar 12th, 2008 Write a comment »
Have you ever gotten into one of those silly arguments about the colour of something? You know where you’re sure that a t-shirt is red, while your friend is 100% sure its redish yellow. Frustrating isn’t it.
Strange as it is, both of you can be utterly right.
You both “see” a slightly different colour because of [...]
Posted in General, Link Bucket on Feb 12th, 2008 Write a comment »
I’m curled up with a bug and head cold so today I’m posting a Link Bucket instead of the normal long Tuesday post. Enjoy.
Looks Tasty – see the world with your tongue.
For the last few years I’ve been keeping my eye on the emerging transdisciplinary field of Augmented Cognition. On the AugCog website it is [...]
Hi my name is Mike Bennett & I'm a HCI / Vision Science postdoc researcher, interaction designer + hacker in the Psychology Dept of Stanford University. In this blog I explore design, cognitive & vision science, art, psychology, physiology, nanotech, perception, materials, etc, that enable anyone to shape their own user experiences... more
