Usability and the iPad - the battle between "defending usability conventions" and "promoting cutting-edge design innovation" had begun.
Nielsen Norman Group has recently released
a free-to-download report on the usability of iPad applications.
http://www.nngroup.com/reports/mobile/ipad/
A brief observation: most of the usability findings reported seem reasonable, but they also appear at times too focussed on minor (wrong?) issues of the user experience, which is actually enhanced and driven by cutting-edge design innovation unleashed by the iPad (i.e. in the iPhone paradigm).
The iPad is targeted to users who are willing and/or experienced to explore, learn new interaction paradigms, and greatly adapt to innovative interfaces. Pushing too much on the infringment of the "traditional" usability conventions (which are contingent, and always changing) does not provide much insight at this point and risks just to hinder the power of design innovation.
Friday, June 04, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Important Insights from Design Synthesis (Jon Kolko)
Jon Kolko illustrates insights about the abductive processes typical of design synthesis and innovation.
http://designmind.frogdesign.com/videos/misc/design-synthesis.html
http://designmind.frogdesign.com/videos/misc/design-synthesis.html
Friday, March 26, 2010
IDEO Design Thinking Talk at MIT Sloan School of Management
“Insights are about getting out into the world, connecting with new things. Designers see the world as a source of innovation, not just validation. ”
Tim Brown
Tim Brown
Thursday, March 11, 2010
1st International Workshop on Interactive Storytelling for Children
Workshop on Interactive Storytelling for Children,
to be held within the 9th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design for Children.
The goal of this full-day workshop is to bring together researchers from a wide spectrum of disciplines who share a common interest in understanding the challenges of interactive storytelling for children. Storytelling, meant as the process of creating narrative structures or of engaging with them, is pervasive in many aspects of children’s life. This topic has received increasing interest by the Human Computer Interaction and Interaction Design and Children communities DC fields, where a variety of technologies and design approaches have been explored to foster new forms of children’s creativity and to increase, through interactivity, engagement, enjoyment, fun, as well as the achievement of educational, cognitive, or interpersonal benefits.
This workshop will explore the design, development, and evaluation of interactive storytelling for this target group from different perspectives: i) the different technologies and interaction paradigms; ii) the different profile of children (e.g., age, needs) and the different contexts of use (e.g., school, home, museums, therapeutic settings; iii) the different roles of children in relationships to interactive stories (authors, consumers, or technology designers).
We aim at bringing together researchers from a wide spectrum of disciplines - technologists, empirical researchers, HCI designers, educators, pedagogy specialists, psychologists, artists - who work in interactive storytelling for children or are interested in exploring the challenges of this domain. Our purpose is to collect participation that integrates different views and ideas, findings and experiences, and to promote an interdisciplinary exchange.
A selection of the best position papers will appear in the conference proceedings and in the ACM Digital Library, and will be considered for participating in a Journal Special Issue on Interactive Storytelling for Children.
For a detailed description of the workshop scope and goals:
http://hoc.elet.polimi.it/idc/2010/assets/doc/STORYTELLING_Extended_Abstract.pdf
to be held within the 9th ACM International Conference on Interaction Design for Children.
The goal of this full-day workshop is to bring together researchers from a wide spectrum of disciplines who share a common interest in understanding the challenges of interactive storytelling for children. Storytelling, meant as the process of creating narrative structures or of engaging with them, is pervasive in many aspects of children’s life. This topic has received increasing interest by the Human Computer Interaction and Interaction Design and Children communities DC fields, where a variety of technologies and design approaches have been explored to foster new forms of children’s creativity and to increase, through interactivity, engagement, enjoyment, fun, as well as the achievement of educational, cognitive, or interpersonal benefits.
This workshop will explore the design, development, and evaluation of interactive storytelling for this target group from different perspectives: i) the different technologies and interaction paradigms; ii) the different profile of children (e.g., age, needs) and the different contexts of use (e.g., school, home, museums, therapeutic settings; iii) the different roles of children in relationships to interactive stories (authors, consumers, or technology designers).
We aim at bringing together researchers from a wide spectrum of disciplines - technologists, empirical researchers, HCI designers, educators, pedagogy specialists, psychologists, artists - who work in interactive storytelling for children or are interested in exploring the challenges of this domain. Our purpose is to collect participation that integrates different views and ideas, findings and experiences, and to promote an interdisciplinary exchange.
A selection of the best position papers will appear in the conference proceedings and in the ACM Digital Library, and will be considered for participating in a Journal Special Issue on Interactive Storytelling for Children.
For a detailed description of the workshop scope and goals:
http://hoc.elet.polimi.it/idc/2010/assets/doc/STORYTELLING_Extended_Abstract.pdf
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10th International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2010)
Call for papers >>>
The Tenth International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2010) will be held July 5 - 9, 2010 in Vienna, Austria. ICWE 2010 aims at promoting research and scientific excellence on Web Engineering and at bringing together scientists and practitioners interested in technologies, methodologies, tools, and techniques used to develop and maintain Web-based applications and to enable and improve the dissemination and use of Web-related content.
ICWE 2010 invites original submissions in any of the following categories: research papers, industrial experience papers, workshop papers, demonstrations, posters, and tutorials. The submissions may cover new approaches in Web Engineering, novel viewpoints, challenges, and visions on any aspect of Web Engineering, as well as reports on the implementation and deployment of advanced Web projects in an industrial or application scenario.
>>>>>> http://icwe2010.webengineering.org/ >>>>>
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
World Usability Day 2009 coming to Indianapolis
As part of World Usability Day, the Indiana Chapter of the Usability Professionals' Association is hosting an event to promote the exchange of ideas on sustainability as it relates to usability and product development. The IU School of Informatics, Human-Computer Interaction Program is co-sponsoring the event.
Everyone with an interest in usability is invited! The conference will be held Thursday, November 12, 9:00AM-4:00PM at the IUPUI Campus Center. Additional sponsors include The Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University, Pearson Publishing, and Creative Street Media Group.
Posters are welcome. Please indicate that you will be bringing a poster when you register. The registration fee for professionals is $35. This special package includes the conference fee (lunch, handouts and prizes) and a one year membership to the Indiana Usability Professionals’ Association.
Normally, the Indy UPA membership is $20. If you prefer not include the Indy UPA membership, the registration fee is $30. Students pay $10 to attend the conference.
http://newsroom.informatics.iupui.edu/4293/IUPUI-HumanComputer-Interaction-Program-sponsors-World-Usability-Day-conference
Everyone with an interest in usability is invited! The conference will be held Thursday, November 12, 9:00AM-4:00PM at the IUPUI Campus Center. Additional sponsors include The Center for Information and Communication Sciences at Ball State University, Pearson Publishing, and Creative Street Media Group.
Posters are welcome. Please indicate that you will be bringing a poster when you register. The registration fee for professionals is $35. This special package includes the conference fee (lunch, handouts and prizes) and a one year membership to the Indiana Usability Professionals’ Association.
Normally, the Indy UPA membership is $20. If you prefer not include the Indy UPA membership, the registration fee is $30. Students pay $10 to attend the conference.
http://newsroom.informatics.iupui.edu/4293/IUPUI-HumanComputer-Interaction-Program-sponsors-World-Usability-Day-conference
Monday, September 28, 2009
Presentation at Interaction 10
We have proposed a presentation on the technique for rapid mobile prototyping at the Interaction conference 2010. See details and vote here -
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
PhD Research Workshop / ENTER 2010 IT in Travel & Tourism Conference
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Ph.D. Research Workshop
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CALL FOR Ph.D. RESEARCH PROPOSALS – ALL STAGES - EXTENDED DEADLINE 15th October 2009
Ph.D. Research Workshop on the 17th International Conference on
Information Technology and Travel & Tourism
IFITT's Global Travel & Tourism Technology and eBusiness Forum
February 9th 2010, Universita’ della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano Switzerland
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WORKSHOP
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. The workshop is focusing on practical and methodological issues, research proposals and interim results of participating students.
Workshop program:
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and Coffee
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Wolfram Höpken, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten
09:40 – 09:45 IFITT President Message
Andrew J. Frew, Queen Margaret University
09:45 – 10:00 Workshop Introduction: Emerging Issues in ICT and Travel & Tourism
Wolfram Höpken
10:00 – 10:15 Guidelines for Journal Publishing
Jamie Murphy, University of Western Australia
10:15 – 10:30 Tips for Completing that Dissertation
Andrew J. Frew
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 13:00 Research Proposal Presentation
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch @ MENSA dell’UNIVERSITA
14:30 – 15:30 Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session I
Berendien Lubbe, University of Pretoria
Breakout Session II
Davide Bolchini, Indiana University
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
16:00 – 17:00 Review of Breakout Sessions & Panel Discussion
Wolfram Höpken
17:00 – 17:30 Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks
17:30 – 19:30 Wine Tasting and Social Networking
More information about the Ph.D. workshop and the overall conference can be found on http://www.enter2010.org
CALL FOR Ph.D. RESEARCH PROPOSALS
The workshop invites all interested doctoral and prospective students to submit their research proposals. The research proposals should be of a maximum length of five pages (A4) and should typically include the following headings: 1) problem definition; 2) literature review; 3) conceptual development; 4) proposed methodology; 5) anticipated results; and 6) references.
Each submission will undergo a review process. Authors will be notified about the review outcome, along with recommendations to improve the proposal before the workshop.
In your submission, please also indicate the extent of your progress toward completion of the thesis (i.e., thinking about it, just beginning the process, completed proposal etc.). The research proposals will be available to all workshop participants prior to the ENTER 2010 conference. Poster presentations will be displayed throughout the whole ENTER conference and the best research proposal will be given the chance to be presented within the ENTER research track.
Please note there is no cost to students or faculty for participating in the workshop. In addition the registration fee for the full ENTER 2010 conference (February 10th -12th) is heavily discounted for students to encourage active participation in ENTER 2010. Full conference details and all workshop materials and templates are available from the conference website http://www.enter2010.org.
Please direct enquiries to Wolfram Höpken and submit your research proposals any time no later than 15th October 2009. All submissions must use the appropriate workshop template.
ENTER 2010 PH.D. WORKSHOP CHAIRS
Ph.D. Workshop Chair: Prof. Wolfram Höpken, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany (wolfram.hoepken@hs-weingarten.de)
Ph.D. Workshop Co-chair: Prof. Berendien Lubbe, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ph.D. Workshop Co-chair: Dr. Davide Bolchini, Indiana University, USA
Ph.D. Research Workshop
===========================================================
CALL FOR Ph.D. RESEARCH PROPOSALS – ALL STAGES - EXTENDED DEADLINE 15th October 2009
Ph.D. Research Workshop on the 17th International Conference on
Information Technology and Travel & Tourism
IFITT's Global Travel & Tourism Technology and eBusiness Forum
February 9th 2010, Universita’ della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano Switzerland
===========================================================
WORKSHOP
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. The workshop is focusing on practical and methodological issues, research proposals and interim results of participating students.
Workshop program:
09:00 – 09:30 Registration and Coffee
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Wolfram Höpken, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten
09:40 – 09:45 IFITT President Message
Andrew J. Frew, Queen Margaret University
09:45 – 10:00 Workshop Introduction: Emerging Issues in ICT and Travel & Tourism
Wolfram Höpken
10:00 – 10:15 Guidelines for Journal Publishing
Jamie Murphy, University of Western Australia
10:15 – 10:30 Tips for Completing that Dissertation
Andrew J. Frew
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – 13:00 Research Proposal Presentation
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch @ MENSA dell’UNIVERSITA
14:30 – 15:30 Breakout Sessions
Breakout Session I
Berendien Lubbe, University of Pretoria
Breakout Session II
Davide Bolchini, Indiana University
15:30 – 16:00 Coffee
16:00 – 17:00 Review of Breakout Sessions & Panel Discussion
Wolfram Höpken
17:00 – 17:30 Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks
17:30 – 19:30 Wine Tasting and Social Networking
More information about the Ph.D. workshop and the overall conference can be found on http://www.enter2010.org
CALL FOR Ph.D. RESEARCH PROPOSALS
The workshop invites all interested doctoral and prospective students to submit their research proposals. The research proposals should be of a maximum length of five pages (A4) and should typically include the following headings: 1) problem definition; 2) literature review; 3) conceptual development; 4) proposed methodology; 5) anticipated results; and 6) references.
Each submission will undergo a review process. Authors will be notified about the review outcome, along with recommendations to improve the proposal before the workshop.
In your submission, please also indicate the extent of your progress toward completion of the thesis (i.e., thinking about it, just beginning the process, completed proposal etc.). The research proposals will be available to all workshop participants prior to the ENTER 2010 conference. Poster presentations will be displayed throughout the whole ENTER conference and the best research proposal will be given the chance to be presented within the ENTER research track.
Please note there is no cost to students or faculty for participating in the workshop. In addition the registration fee for the full ENTER 2010 conference (February 10th -12th) is heavily discounted for students to encourage active participation in ENTER 2010. Full conference details and all workshop materials and templates are available from the conference website http://www.enter2010.org.
Please direct enquiries to Wolfram Höpken and submit your research proposals any time no later than 15th October 2009. All submissions must use the appropriate workshop template.
ENTER 2010 PH.D. WORKSHOP CHAIRS
Ph.D. Workshop Chair: Prof. Wolfram Höpken, University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany (wolfram.hoepken@hs-weingarten.de)
Ph.D. Workshop Co-chair: Prof. Berendien Lubbe, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ph.D. Workshop Co-chair: Dr. Davide Bolchini, Indiana University, USA
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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