As we all know, the art of movie trailers (mongtage) is very well understood. I’m a big fan of “recut” trailers which attempt to create entirely new movies out of existing films. For example, check out the original Office Space trailer. Now, check out the trailer for the “horror thriller” version. Finally, check out the…
? No not that Fifth Dimension – the Fifth Dimension of the Language of Interaction Design. (if you’re too young to get the joke, please visit their Wikipedia page immediately) So Gillian Smith states that we’ve mastered the 4 dimensions of previous creative modes: 1D = words 2D = painting 3D = sculpture 4D =…
Jeff asked Clearly, understanding the digital interface as a “material” with “qualities” is going to be very important in our ability to design a language of interaction design. What are some of the material qualities of the digital interfaces you use? This question got me thinking, and my initial comment to Jeff’s post somehow turned…
In the wee (not Wii) hours of the morning on Friday, I was preparing notes on the development and motivations of MMOG players. MMOGs, like many previous media, are a means for exploring ones own identity through experimentation with others. MMOG players enjoy a highly interactive form of anonymous, exploratory identity play in the vein…
Technology is no longer the benign desktop computer in our basements. Technology is now integrated in to all parts of our lives and many tech items double as status symbols and fashion accessories. The distinct style and customizable features of some tech products allow the consumer to express him or herself in unique and interesting…
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Yes it looked very edgy and cool, but my eyes thank the person that was kind enough to switch it us to a light background. Real blog post coming tomorrow.
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I was particularly drawn to two ideas in the piece by Gillian Smith. (i) Computation is a design material (of interaction design). (ii) Interaction design is still drawing on the language of previous creative modes, and has not yet fully developed an independent language of interaction true to the medium of computation, networks, and telecommunications.…
In both major readings for next week’s class, the concept of “materiality” looms large. In Lowgren & Stolterman, the first several pages talk about materiality–for instance, the notion that a carpenter knows that wood (his material) has special characteristics or “qualities”: wood can be cut into useful pieces (i.e., it can be shaped) but it…
Read more Materiality and Qualities (A Prelude to Next Week)
So the entire time we were discussing Montages in class, I had this little voice in the back of my head singing the song from “Team America,” which, surprisingly, is all about montages. I briefly considered posting a youtube video of the song but A: I couldn’t find it, and B: during my 10 minute…
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