Nice video concept of a neat new form factor for mobile (laptop-like) personal computing. Check out the “Rolltop”.
Get connected & help out
Today the social network of the Interaction 10 conference got started–http://interaction10.crowdvine.com
I’d like those of you who know you’ll be attending whether you registered or not yet to register there. For example a student from afar is already asking for help. Would be nice of students show the true hospitality of the Hostess City.
thanx!
Interaction Design Student Competition
IxDA has launched today its first Interaction Design Student Competition.
All the information about the competition can be found at the conference web site: http://interaction.ixda.org/student-competition/
The exciting bullet points:
1) Submissions are of previous work by individual students or recent grads (undergraduate and graduates are both welcome; up to 1 year out) of work done as students. (no teams)
2) There are 2 major stages of the competition:
* Stage 1 is the submission of a substantial telling of your student project in the form of a process book. This will lead to 5 finalists.
* Stage 2 will bring those 5 finalists all expenses paid to IxDA Interaction 10 | Savannah where they will compete through 3 onsite challenges which will include elements of public voting.
3) Stage 1 submissions will be done between Nov 23 & Nov 30 via the conference web site. Announcements will be made when opened, but preparations should begin immediately.
For more information please go to the conference web site: http://interaction.ixda.org/student-competition/
What the MFA IxD program at SVA is looking like
This student is posting some of his impressive work as it is happening, and thus giving the world a glimpse in real time to the curriculum that SVA’s new MFA in IxD is producing. Impressive!
http://www.genelu.com/content/blogcategory/0/13/
10/GUI – rethinking the desktop w/ multitouch – MUST View
Check out this video that demonstrates a new way of thinking about desktop interaction at both the hardware and software level. I’m duly impressed. A link to my critiques follow.
10/GUI from C. Miller on Vimeo.
Here is my critique? What’s yours?
Mate: A concept by IACT 375 Fall 09
The team of students are working hard on their social exploration game for Interaction 10 and CSCW 2010 which are both taking place this coming February here in Savannah.
First check out the presentation on their process to date:
Mate.2
View more presentations from David Malouf.
Then watch the video prototype that will complete the story for you. When you’re done let us know what you think!
Mate: Savannah Conference Game (video prototype) from David Malouf on Vimeo.
90min Design Challenge on the future of reading
Hi Gang,
All IACT classes are going to take 90min out of their class time to work on the following design challenge put forth by Core77 and Portigal Consulting. I will be coming to class next week with more details for everyone.
Core77 1-Hour (90-min) Design Challenge
– dave
“Nearness” – Behavior of using NFC explored … BEAUTIFULLY
For all my students and anyone else who is studying or practicing IxD and wondering where to look to see GREAT IxD research. THIS is gold! This utterly the best presentation of the behaviors of interacting using Near Field Communications (NFC) technologies.
The folks at the Oslo School of Architecture & Design (AHO), Touch project (http://nearfield.org) have always presented great work (Take a look at their archives). But this piece in particular is the perfect combination of IxD theory, material execution, and theoretical visualization all in one video.
Kudos to @timoarnall and the folks at BERG.
Take a look at the video here:
Fall Mozilla Design Challenge
I’m thinking that I’d like to make the design challenge part of IACT 315 (HCI) class. What y’all think?
Here is the link to the challenge, tell me what you think.
http://labs.mozilla.com/conceptseries/2009/08/31/design-challenges-fall-09/
– dave
Exciting projects for Fall ‘09 IACT
I wanted to let you all know that this coming fall (just 2 short weeks away) 2 of the IACT classes will be project classes centered around designing iPhone applications & games for 2 upcoming conferences.
IACT 317 (Interactive Product Design) will be designing an iPhone application which will be at the crux of the mobile experience for attendees of the Interaction 10 | Savannah conference. The international Interaction Design conference organized by the Interaction Design Association (IxDA). Besides the content of the class, you will be working with a couple of superstars of the user experience and interaction design communities, Will Evans (@semanticwill) and Todd Zaki Warfel (@zakiwarfel).
IACT 375 (Cognition & Perception Human Factors) will be designing an iPhone game for both the Interaction 10 conference and the CSCW ‘10 conference (which is happening the same weekend as @ixd10. Because of the nature of the project, we will be spinning this class towards game design theory more than the more traditional interaction design side the course usually takes.
Both classes have lots of space, so if you want an elective or you want to maybe switch around the order you take your IACT classes (pre-reqs still matter), then please feel free to come on in!
I’m eager to find non-ID students to join either of these classes, so if you have friends in either graphic design or interactive/game design who are seniors who have some experience designing for human beings, let them know I’d give them pre-req waivers. (I do realize it is late, but ya never know!)
Have fun all!
– dave
ps. These courses are going to be INTENSE! so be ready to work hard. Get a leg up by looking at my delicious bookmarks for your classes: IACT 375 | IACT 317