When I was in the mountains a few weeks back, a question came up about how altitude impacted the measurement of body weight on a scale. Here is a simple Silverlight app that demonstrates a change in weight measurement based on two altitudes (negligable).
This should be fun (and give the Wii – which I own – a run for its money). Gestures appear to be a rapidly growing new paradigm in UI control. The XBox is enabling full-body motion recognition plus speech/voice recognition. Check out the video to see it in action…
The mouse, keyboard, and (dare I say) remote control have long dominated human computer interaction while the touch screen (i.e. Surface) and tablet technology, have emerged in recent years, as more human-centric interactions. In a similar vain to Johnny Mnemonic or Minority Report, gestures and manipulation of virtual objects are quickly evolving as an effective means to interact [...]
this is brilliant. I posted a few weeks ago about tagging, which leverages mobile infrastructure, a camera phone, and special image patterns to provide users with additional context and/or experiences about whatever the ‘tag’ is associated with. Imagine coming at this from the user’s angle where wearable technology enabled you to interact with your environment through [...]
I have a background in web application development, so as a marketer, I am fascinated by the impact of web experiences on perception and brand afinity. A few years ago, I had developed a number of interface ‘builds’ in Flash that attempted to establish a mood, tone, and environment through which a user would navigate. I [...]
What can you do with hundreds – maybe thousands - of photos? Here are some fantastic advances in digital imaging that I’ve seen recently: the worldwide telescope project, deep zoom for Silverlight (see the Hard Rock memorabilia site), and the following photo tourism project…
