The design and emotion conference was an overall inspiring and compelling experience. The topics covered cultural values, methodological issues, usage & interaction, affect, senses and desire. [more...]
UbiComp 2008 was an overall compelling experience - it seems that lots of research in various areas of ubiquitous computing is conducted these days, most of which is highly interesting and totally futuristic. Nonetheless, I must wonder: A warning system for left-open trouser fly, 'awareness-augmenting' knitting, and flower visualizations that 'augment awareness of activity'? Are these really the big problems of mankind? [more...]
