January 2009
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Usability Research Applied to Immersive Interfaces
I’m a bit late on this, but there was awesome article in Boxes and Arrows this week titled Researching Video Games the UX Way. It’s a detailed write up of how Bolt|Peters performed usability testing on Spore. The basic take-away is that the team had to rely on a much more open-ended process to capture relevant feedback, since games are, by nature, immersive experiences. Normally in...
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2009 Predictions in Media, Tech, and Pop
36 Predictions for 2009 in Media/Tech/Pop Obviously I’m woefully late on the year-end 2008 list/ predictions trend, but this list from fimoculous is seriously great. My favorites: Facebook. By the middle of summer, you realize that you’re logging into most websites via Facebook Connect. You get a creepy feeling in your gut about this, but it’s so damn convenient. Politics. After...
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8-bit Welcome to the Jungle
Via AudioPorn Central - Monday Kick 8bit mania
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15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever