Archive for June, 2007
Reactable
That is the kind of research I always wanted to do, the intersection of all my principal interests (i.e. human computer interaction, innovative tangible interfaces, electronic music).
The The reacTable is an electro-acoustic music instrument with a tabletop Tangible User Interface that has been developed within the Music Technology Group at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in [...]
Lego Universe. The MMOG
Did you ever wanted to be a Lego in a Lego world? That dream will become true soon with Lego Universe.
The LEGO Group and the game development company NetDevil are now constructing LEGO Universe, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG). LEGO Universe will be a safe and engaging internet experience including all of the building [...]
Philip K. Dick Talks from the Future
[APA] Types of Psychological Articles
Types of Articles:
Journal articles are usually reports of:
empirical studies
reviews articles
theoretical articles
methodological articles
case studies.
Reports of empirical studies are reports of original research. They typically consist of distinct sections that reflects the stages in the research process and that appear in the sequence of these stages:
Introduction: development of the problem under investigation and statement of the [...]
[APA] Quality of Research Check-list
I open a series of posts taken from the American Psychology Association Publication manual providing some nice methodological cues for framing research and publication strategies. This first post reports some considerations to have in mind when critically judging one’s own research and to assess if it deserves publications.
Checklist1 (to test the quality of the research [...]
Game Addictions – possibly added to the DSM
A serious review is currently conducted by the American Medical Association to make sense of the complex and confused literature about games and changes in gamers behaviors in order to provide a summary of the research and a set of recommendations for action. Despite the potential for disaster, the AMA recommendations are a measured call [...]
Starcraft w/ Touch-Screen
Gathering some ideas on innovative devices for gamers emerging in a hack form in geek communities, I found this video:
Why Do I Blog This? I am fascinated by the emergence of innovative ideas about ergonomy and user interfaces in game-playing universe poping out from the geeky player communities This example is a good illustration of [...]
Closet Closeness
Just because sometime basic observations about every day’s behavior need to be tested empirically:
source: http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/06/dont-stand-so-close-to-me.php
Middlemist, Knowles & Matter (1976) designed an experiment to test how the speed and flow of men’s urination in a public lavatory was affected by invasions of personal space.
To gather some preliminary data on men’s toilet habits, a pilot study stationed [...]
Crows Adaptation To Urban Environment
intriguing:
