Pathway #4: Enriching UX with 3D & visual depth
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Searching for new UI metaphors
There were few visual interface developments which stood out at Mobile World Congress, not least because the small application developers at the forefront of UI experimentation were noticeably absent. This may be due in part to the increased cost…
Touch, painting and depth
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MEX alumnus Dominic Sebastian shared this intriguing video from Everywear in Korea. The designers used a Kinect 3D camera to sense how the surface of a spandex sheet changed when touched by the user. A project…
Content dominates 3D UX for DoCoMo, Orange, Disney
We’ve been looking at how 3D and visual depth can enhance the mobile user experience for some time now as part of MEX Pathway #4. One of the lessons we’ve already learned is that 3D content consumption alone is rarely enough to persuade user…
MEX Notes: LG Optimus 3D review – Engadget
- Source article: LG Optimus 3D review – Engadget
MEX note: Engadget's review of the LG Optimus 3D is consistent with most early impressions of glassless 3D displays: "…the novelty can be genuinely intriguing…for about five minutes. After that,…
Nintendo fails to inspire consumer interest in 3D
Nintendo’s recent financial results were poor. There are a number of factors contributing to this decline, but chief among them is a failure to convince consumers its dedicated gaming products offer anything beyond the wealth of casual experience…
MEX Notes: Apple seeks patents for 3D and 'physics metaphor' gesture controls
- Apple seeks patents for 3D and 'physics metaphor' gesture controls – One of the insights resulting from MEX Pathway #4 (initiated in July 2010 and entitled 'Identify ways 3D input and output enrich the user experience) has been that the experien…
MEX Notes: Nokia Play To; Glassless 3D; Data usage stats; Transparent screens
- Nokia Play To beta – show and play media over WiFi (DLNA) – All About Symbian – This is an important step for Nokia in bringing first generation multi-platform content sharing to Symbian devices, the potential for which has already been highligh…
Connected Creativity
Jason DaPonte of The Swarm, who is leading Pathway #2 at MEX on 4th/5th May 2011, was recently involved in the Connected Creativity showcase at MIPTV. The event brings together 12,000 entertainment industry executives in Cannes.
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