Professor Albrecht Schmidt introduces context-aware computing, which enables devices to perceive and react to their surroundings through sensors, simplifying user interaction and enhancing technological intuitiveness.
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Professor Albrecht Schmidt introduces context-aware computing, which enables devices to perceive and react to their surroundings through sensors, simplifying user interaction and enhancing technological intuitiveness.
Designer and inventor Jason Rugolo introduces “audio computers” at the TED stage. These devices can enhance sounds, translate conversations in real time, and respond to your voice like a friend.
In her talk at UX Brighton 2019, Emily Sappington shares tips that help designers know what to expect when people encounter their AI product.
In this talk at Interaction ’20, Ruth Kikin-Gil shows us how to create meaningful Human-AI Interactions that leave users feeling in control, and respect their values, goals, and attention.
I share my visit to the Computer History Museum in San Francisco, expressing nostalgia for iconic technologies like the Apple II and reflecting on the impact of Silicon Valley on their design and tech career. I provide tips for designers to explore the museum’s rich design history and draw inspiration from the intersection of design and technology.
In this talk at IxDA’s Interaction’19, Maryna Razakhatskaya first of all shows her approach to using Technology and Space for immersive storytelling. Furthermore she argues that when it comes to designing multi-sensory playgrounds, UX devil’s in details: Light, smell, sound, body movements, physical interaction, space navigation, timing […]
Is talking with Amazon Echo really much like an actual conversation? In this talk about Conversation Design at IxDA’s Interaction ’18, Stuart Reeves uses audio recordings of Echo actual use in the home to explore just how people ‘talk’ with machines […]
As our societies move critical functions online and people spend more time “living in information”, interaction designers need to create information environments that stand the test of time […]
Khoi Vinh explains why criticism is so important to the future of our craft, and proposes ways forward to correct the situation […]
In this talk at IxDA’s Interaction 14 South America, I explored the dynamics of distributed design teams, then I also framed some of the problems these teams face, and discussed some strategies to cope with these challenges […]