Congratulations to my colleagues on being accepted as CHI finalists. Below are the teams and designs that are advancing to the next round and heading to Florence, Italy. aSister Homeless women need special care and attention especially during pregnancy or while trying to overcome substance abuse. We present a solution to help ...  Continue Reading »

I got my ticket for Bloomington Startup Weekend. The first time I heard about Startup weekend was last year in an article published by Business Week. This year the event will be hosted in Bloomington, Indiana. If you want the opportunity to network with the local community and collaborate on a project/business ...  Continue Reading »

After watching Johnny Chung Lee's interactive Whiteboard using the Wii remote, and Drew McKinney's wiimote whiteboard vs. commercial electronic whiteboard assessment , Plus dealing with the frustration of finding dry erase markers disappearing or running out of ink in the Informatics buildings, I felt inspired to build one. I haven't started ...  Continue Reading »

In my Experience Design course, we discussed the three HCI waves in a paper by Susanne Bødker. In summary, the paper addresses how HCI is shifting from interfaces (buttons, things, and menus) to experiences. The challenge is how can the second wave theories and conceptions be positioned to make a ...  Continue Reading »

It's that time of the year again. Many graduate students are starting to look for design internships or full-time positions this summer and wondering what type of skills and characteristics employers are searching for. Thanks to Mac Oosthuizen of trendmatter.com, I came across these interviews from well-known design firms. Coroflot's Creative Seeds ...  Continue Reading »