Wearable computing is about to change a lot of the ways we create design, individual user experience, and how we interact with others. Google Glass will definitely amp the augmented reality (AR) sector, with the games and toys industry as the most obvious beneficiary. Take a look at these AR toys at … [Read more...]
Some issues we face ‘in the rush to colonise’ augmented reality
Chris Arkenberg gives an extensive overview of some of the major issues emerging "..in the rush to colonize the augmented reality." Here are a few excerpts from his post 'Breaking Open the Cloud: Heads in an Augmented World': Design and usability considerations are critical to ensure a reasonable … [Read more...]
Hi, I’m Timi and delunna and QB and Sangga
I’ve organised a workshop for my company, Media Catalyst, which will address the theme of avatar societies. From 50 year olds to 10-year olds, it’s quite common these days to have one or even several digital identities. It varies by complexity depending on how active you are in the virtual worlds, … [Read more...]
Gods, avatars and me
After months of procrastination, I finally got around to read ‘Lord of Light’, an epic science fiction/fantasy novel by American writer, Roger Zelazny. The timing is good because this coming Friday, we’re having a workshop on Avatar Societies with Mark Meadows as guest lecturer.‘Lord of Light’ … [Read more...]
Emotional interfaces
<Originally published at MediaCatalyst blog> There are some pretty interesting developments in human-computer interaction and interactivity concerning emotions. One is the growing initiative in trying to measure the emotional impact of the web, one of the key topics in the CHI-Nederland … [Read more...]
What are you hungry for?
I was tempted to write about love (sad, happy, fleeting, eternal, and virtual of course!) as we Filipinos often take the month of hearts quite seriously. We’re enamoured with Valentine’s Day much more than Hallmark ever hoped for. But I decided to put that on hold. Instead I want to focus on another … [Read more...]