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24 Nov 2003 - 9:29am
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CD Evans
2004

Managing Change (Was: Iterative Change Management / Patriarchs of the Design Family)

Managing Change seems an appropriate title for this discussion.

Does you like commuting? Quite a few people feel the same about typing.

This defence of cars almost infuriates me, but I'll try to be
diplomatic. I can understand the value of an automobile. I can't
understand the cost. Especially in relation to the average global
income. The cost of a bicycle is much more reflective of what it
means to be human.

24 Nov 2003 - 6:33am
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9 years ago
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Narey, Kevin
2004

Iterative Change Management

I agree Molly. It seems that CD Evans believes that the automobile design (I
can only assume you refer to the interaction of it's form) needs to change
because it is 'unsuccessful'. The form and interaction of an automobile has
been globally accepted as a resounding 'success' if success can be defined
as 'user acceptance' - a test often employed in the success (or indeed
failure) of software applications.

23 Nov 2003 - 5:11pm
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Siegel, Martin A
2003

Tenure-track positions in Interaction Design

[Dave Heller graciously allowed me to post this note on the discussion
forum because the jobs forum is not yet in place.]

Dear Colleagues: There are up to four tenure-track positions open at the
School of Informatics, Indiana University, in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
These are at all levels (Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor).
We're looking for those who want to join an exciting and new program,
and help it grow. Currently we teach undergraduates, Masters students,
and in about a year we'll have our Ph.D. program in place.

21 Nov 2003 - 4:22pm
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Josh Seiden
2003

Crossing the gap

> I'm not so sure I'm agree completely w/ the spirit of
Alain's
> e-mail. I mean I'm all for user-centere design ...
But

> For about the last two years I've been searching for
someone
> to explain to me how "the gap" is crossed. I see "the
gap" as
> that moment when you look at all your data from all
your
> research and say ... This is the answer.

21 Nov 2003 - 3:53pm
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9 years ago
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chaxxx at mac.com
2003

White boards for tiny fingers

hello!

Is anyone aware of whiteboard-like material that comes in a form
(sheets, pages) that can be easily cut-up? For instance, we are
creating buttons, widgets, components to be used for rapid prototyping
with users as well as rapid concept concept generation with internal
teams.

21 Nov 2003 - 2:34pm
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Mitja Kostomaj
2004

Fwd: Re: RE: IxD & ID

Hi all,

I've produced couple of Interactive storybooks and in my reflection on
my work, I see my self more of a storyteller than a designer.
Basically I design digital worlds as writer creates fictional worlds.

It's a question is that I do either
· a product (digital interactive system) or
· a production (movie, cartoon, a play) or even
· an artefact (digital book).

When you are in production, you don't have a time to think, and you
take examples from movies, books, cartoons, puppet theatre, pop-up
books, toys, games and even digital systems.

Regards
Mitja

Prof.

21 Nov 2003 - 1:18pm
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Juhan Sonin
2003

RealWorld HF/Design Question

Issue:
Car blinker light remains on after you shut engine off and leave car.
This was designed by BMW Mini.

Upon returning to my car from a short errand, I notice my right brake
light and turn signals were on (solid light, not blinking). No other
lights were on in or around the car. I got in the car and hit the
brakes to potentially unlock the lights; I thought it could have been a
software error. The lights stayed on. I turned the car engine on and
off: no change, lights still on.

21 Nov 2003 - 11:36am
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Challis Hodge
2003

Diversity is Awesome

Folks I am really excited about the discussions that are taking place here.
It seems clear that as we add perspective and diversity the depth and
quality of the conversation increase significantly!

I'd like to again ask folks to invite others with unique perspectives to
join the conversations.

21 Nov 2003 - 11:10am
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9 years ago
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Elizabeth Bacon
2003

RE: IxD & ID

There's another major difference in the practice of Interaction Design and
Industrial Design that nobody's cited yet. For the most part, the
practitioners of Industrial Design have the chops to build the products that
they're designing, at least up to highly-evolved prototypes which are almost
as realistic in their function as the final product.

However, I don't think that most Interaction Designers are capable of
creating such highly evolved prototypes, which would equate in the digital
realm to prototypes which are created with working code.

21 Nov 2003 - 10:50am
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9 years ago
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Narey, Kevin
2004

SUMI

We are considering using this tool as part of usability testing on our
systems.

Has anyone on the list used it and seen positive or negative results?

http://www.ucc.ie/hfrg/questionnaires/sumi/

Thanks

KN

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