In the years BK (before kids), the wife and I used to chase eclipses. Nothing — and I mean NOTHING - is more mind-blowing than standing in the shadow of the Moon.
So I’ve been pretty bummed the past few years, as family responsibilities have kept me from seeing the past few eclipses. Especially when I [...]
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Galaxy hopping on a new UI
Published December 11th, 2007 in Music/Books/Movies/Games and Technology. 6 CommentsMost of you know I’m a casual to semi-serious gamer… (Yes, I hear you… “Ah-the-nerd-picture-is-complete-now-monkey-boy.”) Ahem. Anyway, ever since I obtained the Wii few months ago my hands have been glued to the controllers.
There’s something fascinating about encountering a new interface for the first time. Nintendo has taken a large risk in expecting users to [...]
User testing is more influential than you might believe
Published August 14th, 2007 in Technology and Visual/Technical Communication. 2 CommentsRecently the HATT list had its annual debate on the “Click the OK” or “Click OK” issue. (Yes, user assistance developers actually argue over this stuff. And it’s “Click OK“, if you’re wondering.)
Did you know that the OK button had its origins in usability testing? During interface development for their pioneering Lisa software, Apple designers [...]
This entertaining video illustrates the massive and significant cultural change that has occurred over the past two decades, as a result of moving information into the digital realm.
From pencil-and-paper to Web 2.0, in just under five minutes:
There once was a spacecraft named Hubble,
whose finances fell into trouble.
When its budget runs dry,
it will fall from the sky
and break up into nothing but rubble.
But it won’t happen anytime soon…
Whitney music box
Published October 31st, 2006 in Music/Books/Movies/Games, Technology and Visual/Technical Communication. 2 CommentsThe Whitney Music Box uses the theories of harmonic relationships to turn motion graphics into music.
At the beginning of each “song,” a line of dots begins to move around a central point. The outermost dot is on a three-minute cycle, meaning it orbits the center once every three minutes, and represents the first harmonic. The [...]
The Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) in lunar orbit.
collectSpace.com has scooped the new moniker for the next NASA exploration initiative. The project will be called Orion.
30 years ago, Saturn rockets were launching Apollo capsules to the Moon. Within the next ten years, we will see their 21st century counterparts do the same thing all over [...]
