MEX Sessions: David Birnbaum on haptics and sensory interfaces
David Birnbaum came to MEX in May 2011 to talk about multi-sensory interfaces, combining sound and tactility. At the time, David was a user experience researcher at haptic pioneers Immersion. His background is in the design of musical instrum…
MEX Sessions: Simon East on designing UIs for sustainable living
Simon East spoke at MEX in May 2011, addressing how user experience design could respond to and shape customer’s attitudes towards sustainability. Sharing case study examples from his automotive efficiency startup DriveGain, Simon talks throu…
Bringing customisation closer to the customer
There was a time when handset manufacturers and network operators talked of delivering personalisation right down to the level of individual customers. For manufacturers, it meant ever more diverse products targeting smaller segments. The economic…
MEX Sessions: Ramona Liberoff on identity across digital touchpoints
Ramona Liberoff’s May 2011 MEX Session explores the meaning of identity in a world of multi-platform experiences, where service interactions occur across a wide range of digital touchpoints and individuals are no longer tied to single devices….
Translating the language of mobility
‘My tomorrow began today’, and through my ‘digital sixth sense’, I have ‘experienced success’. Thankfully, that ‘tomorrow is sponsored by Intel’ and now, well, now I can ‘explore more’. Time, however, is running short, as I am scheduled for a ‘pla…
Watching a brand move
Alcatel TCL is a brand on the move at Mobile World Congress. Dwarfed by competitors such as Nokia and Samsung on most metrics – unit sales and revenues – it is taking a refreshingly creative approach to finding a niche where it can be meaningful t…
A real time approach to problem solving
Much of the daily work of user experience practitioners is spent trying to understand, pre-empt and design around usability problems. Failure, however, is inevitable. No system is infallible and no user research process can hope to understand ever…
Augmentation without the cyborg
How would the digital experiences central to users’ lives change if they weren’t embodied in a touchscreen slate? Google’s Glass project provides an obvious answer by virtue of the fact it has been much in the news recently. The interest around sm…