Using Motion and Space to Add a New Dimension to Human-Machine Interaction
With developments in computer vision technology such as depth-sensitive cameras, engineers are innovating new means of interacting with machines.read more
View ArticleUsability - A Key Value In Your Brand Strategy?
Crafting and reviewing at the overall design strategy of a product is one of those upfront actions that helps to get all involved parties to agree on a consistent look, feel and design philosophy for...
View ArticleAndroids, from Hollywood to the Real World
It used to be a futuristic fantasy exclusively portrayed at the box office, where artificially intelligent machines guised as humans could walk, talk and ride motorcycles with one hand while toting a...
View Articlee-Readers, Why It’s Not About the Device
Last week Justin and I went to the University of Washington Human Centered Design & EngineeringCorporate Affiliates Day. (See my post about that event)read more
View ArticleInnovation
The term innovation is often used, in conversations that I’ve been around, to describe product innovation. If you haven’t invented a new product or greatly enhanced a technology, then it’s not called...
View ArticleScience Fiction Prototyping
Most people give me an odd look when I say I took a class on “Science Fiction Prototyping.” It’s not exactly a clear term. Are you prototyping science fiction stories? Prototyping some other kind of...
View ArticleKinect starting to show what it can do in gameplay interactions
The Kinect, for Microsoft’s Xbox 360, came out almost a year ago. It’s a control interface that uses only motion sensors and voice recognition to control the gaming console.read more
View ArticleThe Innovation Gap: Too Much D(evelopment) not Enough (User) R(esearch)
There is talk of innovation everywhere. Governments and business are talking about ways to close the innovation gap, to stimulate the economy and growth through innovation. Within this talk there is a...
View ArticleExposing unexamined assumptions
I have been doing a fair amount of speaking at various groups and conferences lately and have noticed that while I am telling the story of some deep-dive research there are always some people in the...
View ArticleWhat is Analytic Design?
I sometimes get asked about our name, why Analytic Design Group. People get confused and think maybe it has to do with site analytics. I will admit it is a little awkward, especially that confusion...
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