While I read the Dewey’s book, I was wondering if I am an artist, designer, or even scientist. My identity, just as a humble live creature is seriously getting to be ambiguous. When I was addicted to draw I thought I was an immature artist, when I had studied and worked in design I used…
Read more Semantic change of design.. Just a lot of questions
Don’t just be a passive receptor. In order to engage, interpret, and generally get the knowledge from these readings you should consider: Doing the readings. If you can’t do the readings. Do a half-ass job at the readings. When you read alone, you make connections to what you’re doing in your own life (e.g. research…
I wanted to share a clip about beauty and perception that was part of a Dove campaign. It’s kind of cool just to watch without knowing too much about it beforehand, so I suggest doing that before reading the rest of my post. Boy does it speak volumes. Obviously there are several people involved and…
I’ve been reflecting recently on the Johnny Chung Lee phenomenon. As probably anyone reading this already knows, Lee is the Ph.D. student at CMU whose work in HCI has gone viral. For example, his head tracking trick for the Wii has been viewed on YouTube, as of now, 1.6 million times. What has struck me…
Read more CHI Vs. YouTube: Two Paradigms of Influencing the Field
World-renowned violinist (and IU alumnus and professor) Joshua Bell agreed to a Washington Post stunt to offer a 40 minute solo concert in a DC-area subway station, to see if any of the DC commuters noticed the greatness around them. The Post did a long and thoughtful write-up, after filming the whole thing, and they…
The unofficial Journal of Interaction Culture has hit the presses (Jeff) and will soon be released (Oncourse). Don’t worry, I won’t charge you anything for the free delays in compiling the Journal. Consider it a gift! For those of you who use PDF bookmarks/outlines, the Journal PDF has bookmarks for each author/paper. You will also…
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