A rough list of how I am analysing CatchBob data: excel files:- results.xls: paht, time, refresh... client parsing - Results_map_annotations.xls: map annotations on the tabletPC - results_drawings.xls: drawn paths 1) Map annotations Absolute number of messages in both conditions: total, position, d...
Interactive Table Blog
Thanks regine for pointing me on this nice blog about interactive table design! It's about the new incarnation of the dialog table Like a regular table, Dialog is designed for social interactions, but it utilizes digital technologies and an innovative interface to facilitate learning more about the...
Today\'s pervasive game development
A condensed version of Fabien's work is available here. It's a shorter version of his previous report about our CatchBob! game. ...
Wrapping a glacier to protect it!
According to sonntagszeitung, Switzerland is going to wrap its glacier to protect them. In 2001, a glacier in Valais had shrunk by some 2.5km, and its 'snout' had shifted about 450 metres higher up according to the BBC. They will use a peculiar PVC foam. I am looking forward to see how it look like...
Dartfish, Logitech, Swissquote and co.
Yesterday I read this book: DARTFISH, LOGITECH, SWISSQUOTE ET CO. «Les transformeurs IT, les nouveaux acteurs du changement» by Xavier Comtesse and other people. It's about innovation, startup experiences in Switzerland. It's very easy to read. The claim of the author is that Switzerland has a powe...
Lightspace Wall and Floor application
(via), a Wall and Floor application made by Lightspace:It's intended to "promotes healthy social interaction among children, integrates physical activity and electronic entertainment". According to them, "the Lightspace system provides a way to reap the benefits of this trend toward interactive gam...
Will Wright\'s Spore
This new game called Spore seems impressive in terms of user-centric innovation. With Will Wright (The Sims, SimCity...) as game designer, it's very appealing. At the Game Design Conference, he explained the main assumptions: At the same time, what he calls the "value to gamers" levels off after a ...
Moving foward dogster: social woofing and SNIF
Social software for dogs is moving forward. After dogster (and its hamster variant), there is now SNIF: Social Networking in Fur which seems way better. Dogster was based on sharing stuff about your puppy (pics...). SNIF is ahead: it's a system that allows pet owners to interact through their pets'...
Mobile gaming innovation
An article in the IHT about the rise of mobile gaming: For now, many of us take a spin through the games menu on our phones only because of the Mount Everest phenomenon: because it's there. But that is the extent of our adventurousness. Mostly, we stick to solitaire or poker games. But In-Fusio, yo...
Fuel cell-powered Bluetooth headset by Nokia
Nokia is testing (06/2004) fuel cell operated bluetooth headsets. The point is that it offers quick charge and instantaneous refill + energy in a flexible shape as stated by Yrjo Neuvo (.pdf). 2ml of methanol = 10.5 hours (talk time) or 84h (standby time). ...