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What Is Interaction? Are There Diffrent Types?

no@spam.com (Hugh Dubberly) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:00:00 PDT

When we discuss computer-human interaction and design for interaction, do we agree on the meaning of the term “interaction”? Has the subject been fully explored? Is the definition settled?

Mind the Gap

no@spam.com (Tjeerd Hoek) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:30:00 PDT

Digital animation and user interface (UI) designers owe a debt of gratitude to a horse bet. The year was 1872, and Stanford University wagered against a former governor of California that a galloping thoroughbred would actually push off the ground and soar through the air — almost leaping forward — while it carried a rider. “Unsupported transit” is what they called it. Most people, including Leland Stanford, the former governor, racehorse owner, and as it turns out, founder of his namesake university, thought this was pure fantasy. How could a beast as large and fast as a horse not have at least one hoof on the ground at all times?

The Art of Unfriend

no@spam.com (Kevin Hutchinson) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:30:00 PDT

In the social world there has been a power surge. Power is defined as “work done or energy transferred per unit of time.” Social networking sites amplify our social power by increasing the speed with which we can complete “work.”

Curtain twitchers, the CIA and the rise of Facebook

no@spam.com (Nico MacDonald) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT

New technology and old-fashioned curiosity have made social networking so hot that everyone is cashing in. Nico Macdonald helps you sort the tweets from the bots.

How to Design Enjoyment

no@spam.com (Jennifer Bove) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:00:00 PDT

There is always a lot of talk among IxD professionals about what interaction design is and isn't. Do interaction designers design interfaces? Interactions? Experiences? Do they design websites, products, services? Or, all of the above? Interaction designers define the behavior of products and systems, and how they respond to the people who interact them.

Digital Diaries

no@spam.com (Celine Perin) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Conscious of the short half-life of consumer technology in today's culture, one digital TV client asked frog design to identify a new strategic direction for the television experience. While a current leader in their field, the company recognized that the digital media landscape was in a state of flux, their market subject to the dramatic influence of new technologies

Design in the age of Biology

no@spam.com (Hugh Dubberly) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:30:00 PDT

Changes in our understanding of physics, accompanied by rapid industrialization, led to profound cultural shifts—changes in our view of the world and our place in it. In this context, modernism arose. Similarly, recent changes in our understanding of biology are poised to create new industries and may bring profound cultural shifts—new changes in our view of the world and our place in it.

Is information architecture dying?

no@spam.com (Anthony Viviano) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT

I recently came across an article that had me questioning the validity of my position as an Experience Architect. A San Francisco-based Interaction Design Firm, Cooper (a la Alan Cooper) asked "Is Interaction Design a Dead-End Job?"

Clarisse De Souza " The Semiotic Engineer"

no@spam.com (Clarisse De Souza) — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:00:00 PDT

Clarisse Sieckenius de Souza graduated as a Translator and Conference Interpreter from PUC-Rio, where she also obtained an M.A. in Portuguese and a Ph.D. in Computational Linguistics. In 1988 she joined the Informatics Department at PUC-Rio, where she started the Human-Computer Interaction area.

Design as Communication

no@spam.com (Shawn De Freitas) — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:30:00 PDT

This article was written as an introduction to semiotic engineering – a theory of HCI that uses concepts from semiotics and computer science to focus on the communication between designers and users during interaction time.The article attempts to capture some of the crucial elements of the theory reflected in Clarisse De souza`s seminal book “The Semiotic Engineering of Human-Computer Interaction”