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Moju and the return of 3D
Were it not for an unusual feature, Moju could easily be dismissed as ‘yet another Instagram clone’. However, the iOS app uses motion sensors to add a sense of depth to its images and – crucially – pairs the visual depth with motion-based inpu…
Trusting & mocking the cars of the future
Google is taking journalists on test rides in its self-driving cars. It is a necessary step as it tries to shape public opinion in favour of a digital experience which requires far greater user trust than anything it has attempted previously.
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New Apple hire points to computational photography
From The Register:
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Partinen, who later confirmed that Apple is indeed his new paymaster, started at Nokia working on the optics for the Finnish firm’s N8 model. He was one of the key developers of the PureView 808, a Symbian mobile with a …
One small swipe
Continuing the MEX series examining interactions which influence user experience, here’s an example of how seemingly small nuances can make all the difference.
“…you only have to swipe your thumb halfway across the screen to incur the del…
Spatial layers in mobile interface design
A video exploring how spatial layers can be used to create intuitive mobile user interfaces. Marek Pawlowski, founder of MEX, explains an example from Blackberry 10, where the Hub is accessible from anywhere on the device using a single gesture by…
All consuming digital
The number of digital touchpoints through which users consume information is growing. So too is the variety of information types and the quantity of each. We are also more likely to have those multiple digital portals with us at all times, as digi…
Introducing ‘Locate’
We make countless decisions in response to our location every day. Something so fundamental to being human seemed a fitting theme to add to the MEX user modes, not least because digital experiences in this area have hitherto been driven more by t…
Do digital tools help or hinder our creativity?
‘Create‘ is 1 of 6 modes of user engagement we will explore at MEX in London on 19th – 20th March 2014. This essay starts a discussion of the theme, one which will be continued at the event by our speakers and through a series of participatory de…