Tag Archives: technology

Bending Sound – Natural Interaction for Digital Music Performance

 

I was at a concert recently and caught myself in a familiar train of observation: ‘What’s with that guy in the back? He does nothing but occasionally press single keys on a keyboard. He looks like he’s part of the … Continue reading →

 

How will human emotions be affected when they are encountered with a virtual replica?

 

[tweetmeme]Reading the interactive design news I discovered W3C research, released for public view and feedback on October 29th, 2009. W3C created the first draft of the Emotion Markup Language 1.0, conceived as a “plug-in” language for use in three different … Continue reading →

 

A Missed Opportunity for the Gaming Industry: Kids

 

The gaming industry is missing the boat. Kids are super engaged with video games, but their excitement and expertise hasn’t been leveraged to help acquire new audiences or influence parents to buy more games. Let’s consider these data from a … Continue reading →

 

Automotive Trends and Technology: Multi-function Multi-touch Displays

 

[tweetmeme]10 inch today, 17 inch tomorrow. The enthusiasm around the size of multi-function, multi-touch screen displays in an automobile is comparable to the hype around horsepower during the glory days of American muscle cars. The manufacturer with most horsepower won … Continue reading →

 

Future of Automotive – Intelligent Access

 

[tweetmeme]Gizmodo recently posted news about an android application that enables drivers to augment what they see from the car with turn-by-turn directions. Cool application, but in an era where we may already have too many driving distractions, it got me … Continue reading →

 

The Trend Toward Less

 

A couple of months ago I bought a Flip Mino HD camcorder. While most camcorders are proud of their exhaustive feature list, the Flip takes the opposite approach. Here’s what David Pogue had to say about the original Flip in … Continue reading →

 

The Future Voter Experience, Part 3: Trends and the Future of the Voter Experience

 

“In the year 2004, the next presidential campaign after this one, you will find, in my opinion, the vast majority of states will already have Internet voting.” – John Chambers, CEO of Cisco Systems, Inc. (January 20, 2000) “The price … Continue reading →

 

The Future Voter Experience, Part 2: Voter Needs, Usability, and the Larger Voting Process

 

“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt Voter Needs So, what exactly are a voter’s needs today? We would contend that … Continue reading →

 

The Future Voter Experience, Part 1: Voting Technology History

 

“… crises precipitate change… … secretly plotting your demise… I wanna devise a virus To bring dire straits to your environment Crush your corporations with a mild touch Trash your whole computer system and revert you to papyrus” – Deltron … Continue reading →