Another location-based game called Scoot: SCOOT is a mixed reality experience designed to explore the potentials of a relatively new(ish) form of game design, location-based games (LBGs), that employ the web and mobile devices as tools of play. SCOOT is set in both the physical world and a virtual ...
Othello played using biology signals
Keisuke Shima, Nan Bu, Masaru Okamoto, Toshio Tsuji: A Universal Interface for Video Game Machines Using Biological Signals. ICEC 2005: 88-98 Abstract: This paper proposes a universal entertainment interface for operation of amusement machines, such as video game machines and radio control toys. In...
Buttoneye family
mmmh buttoneye family is a cool serie of animals with button-eyes (please check the care instructions): Designed by Marco Scheidegger (Zurich). ...
Mobile Social Software workshop at CHI
Mobile Social Software: Realizing Potential, Managing Risks - Workshop at CHI2006, Montreal, Canada, April 22-27, 2006 The goal for this workshop is to explore the research questions, coming directions, and relevant technologies surrounding expanded adoption of mobile social software. We plan to ad...
Another 'capture the flag' pervasive game
During his visit in his almost-homeland country, Mauro saw this pervasive game he point us to: Capture The Flag. It's done by Jani Toilonen and Heikki Tolonen from the MediaTeam in the university of Oulu: Capture the Flag game is played in teams. The idea is to capture and defend virtual flag zones...
Wayfinding, GPS and social navigation
I really enjoy reading Jan's blog (future perfect). The author at the 'User Experience Group' at Nokia Research. Posts are very insightful and relevant to my research/interests. Today he posted a short account about wayfinding which I found SO RIGHT: Jan actually comments this picture by saying: ...
A Web2.0 checklist
mmh this is so true: a Web2.0 checklist Give us your email address, we'll let you know when it's ready! Public beta alpha Tags Feeds for everything Built with Rails Sprinkled with Ajax Yellow fade Blue gradients Big icons Big fonts Big input boxes REST API Google Maps mashup Share with a friend Typ...
Nespresso hacking
Ok, it's in french but everyboday can get it: how to re-use nespresso caps, the authors was imaginative enough to come up with an idea about to hack nespresso system, I did not try... ...
The world of Glen Baxter
I am a tremendous fan of Glan Baxter, I recently stumbled across his website which is full of great stuff. This mix of absurd things and weird drawings is huge: ...
Corporate use of ethnography
Technolory Review has a short account of the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC> organized by ethnographers at Intel and Microsoft. I'm looking forward to read the proceedings. Among the purposes quoted, there are: "understanding emerging markets, such as developing economies, digital...