Pathway #12: Brain processes
CategoryTrusting in the limited appeal of Google Glass
My name is Ivy Ross… I look forward to answering the seemingly simple, but truly audacious questions Glass poses: Can technology be something that frees us up and keeps us in the moment, rather than taking us out of it? Can it help us look up an…
Enabling new Apple product categories with new interaction methods
Apple bought PrimeSense, a company which specialises in the spatial sensing technology used in products like Xbox Kinect.
History, of course, can be a fickle guide to the future, but in light of this purchase it is worth noting Apple’s two most…
MEX Sessions: Ed Maklouf on natural interfaces
Ed Maklouf’s May 2011 talk at MEX provided insight into how humans use sound and how these principles can help shape alternative forms of digital interface. Maklouf’s talk draws on his studies into communications, linguistics, group communica…
MEX Sessions: Ben Medlock on understanding natural, innate UX
Ben Medlock came to MEX in December 2011 to share his insight into how digital experiences can be made to feel more natural. Ben’s talk is drawn from knowledge gained during his PhD in computational linguistics at Cambridge and the hands-on e…
Gestures in a mobile context
The amount of transposition required to convert users’ physical actions into digital form has ebbed and flowed over the years.
Command line interfaces were direct: pressing a single key produced the corresponding character on-screen.
The i…
Interfacing with the air
The latest pick in our series from Brunel’s designers comes from Sarah Hutley. She selected Pattie Maes and Pranav Mistry’s demo of SixthSense, a wearable projection system developed by MIT and linked with a mobile device.
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There’s no digital substitute when learning language
Sophie O’Kelly, another of the Brunel designers, selected this TED Talk by Patrica Kuhl. The presentation shares the latest research on how children learn language, identifying a crucial turning point in their development when babies become less …
Meet the speakers: Andrea Lewis
Andrea’s knowledge and understanding of user behaviour will help shape Pathway #12 at MEX, where we explore how improved understanding of innate behaviours enables better experiences. She holds an MSc in CyberPsychology and graduated from Harv…