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 »

I've always been fascinated with information visualization combined with audio. When I heard of the Yamaha's TENORI-ON two years ago Engadget I was anticipating its commercial release. Years later the product officially launched in UK last month and is available for sale. This new musical interface, created by Toshio Iwai, combines ...  Continue Reading »

I found Kevin Kelly’s exploration of the world from the technology point of view as an eye opener for designers. He first talks about how powerful technology is becoming. For example, he compared the computing power of the web to the computing power of the human brain and concluded the ...  Continue Reading »

On my way home from class, I found an orange piece of paper the size of a movie ticket stub in my mailbox. An orange piece of paper signifies a UPS or FedEx package is ready for pick up at the front desk. From the size of the package, I ...  Continue Reading »

Will Odom an Associate Instructor for my HCI Design Evaluation Methods brought to students attention a 60 minutes video on the future of HCI and frustrations consumers face with lack of usability in the digital products that increasingly surround us in our daily lives. "We are becoming slaves to our own ...  Continue Reading »