Mauro and I did a wiki page for the workshop on Spatial Awareness and Collaboration that will take place here at EPFL, October 7th. ...
[LifeHack] A screen turned into a todo list
Since once my screen is out of order, I turned it into a cool to-do list. Actually, I did not take any advantage of its size and just duct-taped the todo list I had in my pocket (which is a fake one-sided dollar bill) The to-do list is simple: - Run Catchbob experiments - Rewrite my Journal of CSCW...
[Weird Tech] DNA swabbing kits to crack down anti-social behaviour
A train operator (First North Western, which run services in Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria) is handing out DNA swabbing kits to its staff in an attempt to catch people who spit at them. London Police is also heading in this direction with their 'Gobstopper' operation (is th...
[Weird] Spam poetry of the day
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Does anybody here remenber the Hermès project? It was the european space shuttle planned to take off in early 90s... THe project ended for economical reasons (and a lack of strategy). The shuttle is still cool, Is it a blobject?When I was a teenager, I thought the European Union would have two cool...
[Weird] Toilets sensors in Amsterdam
Read in daily times: A cultural centre in Amsterdam has installed sensors in its toilets that tell users if theyre taking too much time. The sensors, linked to a computer called Private room 02, have been installed at the Cultural Centre De Balie. Toilet users will also be given a reminder if they...
[Cool] Kaneda's bike
Of course, it's a bit passé but it's a cool thing... full-sized replica of Kaneda's Powerbike... ...
[Research] Physical distance and persuasion in virtual environment
Moon, Y. (1999). The Effects of Physical Distance and Response Latency on Persuasion in Computer-Mediated Communication and Human-Computer Communication. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 5(4), 379--392 The present study investigates the effects of two variables - perceived physical dist...
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[Space and Place] Early Cognitive Mapping
According to 'On early cognitive mapping' W.K. Yeap and M.E. Jefferies (Spatial Cognition and Computation, 2 (2): 85-116, 2000)Early Cognitive Mapping: the beginnings of a cognitive map formed from one's early impressions of the environment one is in ...