Examples of Rich Internet Applications (the web on the desktop)

Richer interaction paradigms brought from the Web to the desktop.

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Bill Buxton on the role of Experience Designer

ENTER 2010 Conference in Lugano (eTourism) - Call for PhD workshop submission

ENTER 2010 Lugano
Ph.D Workshop
Download PhD Call for Proposals >>>>>

On 9th of February 2010, as a preliminary event to ENTER 2010, IFITT will hold its prestigious annual Ph.D. Research Workshop for doctoral students undertaking research in Information and Communication Technology in Travel and Tourism. The workshop provides a forum for doctoral students to discuss their research with peers, colleagues, and leading supervisors and scholars in the field.

Doctoral students at all stages (i.e. beginning as well as nearly completed) are encouraged to participate.

>>> Full call >>>
ENTER 2010 website

HCI Remixed - The MIT Press

HCI Remixed - The MIT Press

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The Search (one of the most interesting and engaging books I've ever read)

-- >>> The Search, by John Batelle

Open Post-Doc positions - Computing Innovation Fellows Project (NSF)

Apply here: http://cifellows.org

Some Design Insights for Natural User Interfaces (NUI)

Darren David & Nathan Moody | UX Week 2008 | Adaptive Path from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

IUPUI Commencement Day 2009 - photo gallery

http://www.iupui.edu/galleries/168/Commencement

The sixth sense - natural interaction on any mobile surface

Upcoming Research Talks at Indiana University, School of Informatics (IUPUI)

Research talks featuring Vince Cross, Luis Mateus Rocha, Leslie Sharpe, Gert-Jan de Vreede, Micki McGee and Luca Botturi.
Details >>>>

New Media Consortium Horizon Report 2009 - just published!

Highlights from this year's report, who outlines current and future trends in new media design and technologies for teaching and learning:

- Mobile
- Cloud Computing
- Personal Web
- Smart Objects
... and more
Download Full PDF Report on New Media Consortium Website >>>

When Usability Makes 300 Million $ difference. An article by Jared Spool - worth reading!

This article by Jared Spool is an interesting story about the importance of good usability and its potential impact on the bottom line of a business.

The $300 Million Button
By Jared M. Spool

Originally published: Jan 14, 2009

>>>> Read the full article on UIE.com

Usability Analysis Could Bring Benefits to Bioinformatics Portals and Research - my interview just published

I released an interview to Genomeweb, just published on Bioinform online newsletter, on how "Usability Analysis Could Bring Benefits to Bioinformatics Portals and Research": >>>>

Usability should be engineered into the development process of web-based bioinformatics resources, particularly because databases and applications don’t grow in linear patterns, according to a team of researchers from the UK, the US, Switzerland, and Italy. READ THE STORY >>>>.

After the publication of my usability article on Bioinformatics, I was kindly contacted by Vivienne Marx from Genomeweb to illustrate some key findings of the work and the implications for bioinformatics researchers.

Better Bioinformatics Through Usability Analysis (Just Published!)

My paper on usability and bioinformatics has just been published today on "Bioinformatics", as advance online access.
Full PDF freely available online here

Blue&Me Hands-Free auto experience

The Aural Auto Experience by Microsoft

World Usability 2008 in Indianapolis: using driving simulator

Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage - Online Program

I participate as an instructor in this exciting new online program
of the University of Lugano (Switzerland), in Technology-Enhanced Communication for Cultural Heritage :::::>>>>

The Power of Visualization

>>> from TED Talk

The tension between Content and Interaction

CNN is showcasing an advanced touch-screen-based interactive technology to demonstrate the flowing of electorial votes for the US elections...
is it all about interaction? What about content and communication?
Watch the 2 videos

The parody >>>

http://tshwi.blogspot.com/2008/10/snls-multi-touch-parody-of-cnns.html