Oct 4, 2011 Posted by admin

8 Unwritten Rules of Locker Room User Experience

Recently, I finished working out and was walking to the locker room with my 7-yr-old son to gather our belongings. It was a little crowded but nothing out of the ordinary. When we arrived, there was of course an individual getting changed in close proximity. Murphy’s Law pretty much guarantees that was going to happen. I didn’t make eye contact because I know the rules. The other individual... read more

Jul 19, 2011 Posted by admin

Exploring Tactile Multi-Touch Interfaces

So what’s next for touch interfaces? How will they evolve? What factors will prove to be enjoyable for users? Even more important, what improvements will be made to our smartphones, tablets, kiosks and other touch interfaces that will make them usable by people of all abilities and disabilities. A couple months ago, a team (Kikki Tham Sterner, Johan Ollas, Per Lindgren and Joakim Svarling according... read more

Jun 27, 2011 Posted by admin

Virtual Projection Changes Dining Experience

The new E-table at London’s Inamo restaurant is changing the dining experience in an amazing way. Through an interface projected right on the table (including dish-ware), customers can place orders, view food and drinks, set table ambiance, discover the local neighborhood and even order a taxi home. Entrepreneurs Danny Potter and Noel Hunwick conceived and created the E-Table™ with the belief that... read more

Nov 2, 2010 Posted by bradz

Storytelling Inside User Experience

Last year, my wife reached one of those moments in time that no parent ever wants to encounter with his or her child. And that is fielding the inevitable question – is Santa real? This came just days after we had a family sit down on the importance of telling the truth. It still stings my heart. A year earlier, I remember pulling my son and daughter on a sled through the snow out to the tree farm in... read more