MEX Pathway #6: Inspire new form factors and counter the trend towards ubiquity of the slate
- How can we derive inspiration for new form factors from improved understanding of lifestyles, materials, other industries and the natural world?
- Will the form factors and interaction mecha…
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MEX Pathway #5: Create best practice for the user experience of mobile health services
- How will the user experience differ across customer-prescribed, doctor-prescribed and co-operative mobile health scenarios?
- What techniques can we use to convey the implicit trust and reli…
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MEX Pathway #4: Identify ways 3D can enrich the user experience with visual depth
- How does perception of visual depth vary across implementations of 3D technology?
- What does 3D enable beyond today’s cliche of the spinning cube UI design?
- Wil…
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MEX Pathway #3: Develop interface designs for multi-person, simultaneous use of touchscreens
- Does face to face interaction over the same device change the dynamics of interface design?
- Which activities are best suited to multi-person, simultaneous usage and what benefits are deriv…
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MEX Pathway #2: Research the implications of supporting more than one screen from a single device
- Will more screens be added with the sole purpose of expanding display size or could they be used to deliver new types of input and sensing?
- How can we ensure additional screens improve the…
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MEX Pathway #1: Define more efficient user experience techniques for an age of network austerity
- Why is the efficiency of mobile services becoming more important despite advances in network capacity, processors and resources? Where are the pain points in the age of network austerity?
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BBC on delivering healthcare through mobiles
The BBC published an interesting article, including videos, looking at how mobile phones might become a platform for healthcare services, particularly in developing countries. The piece features comments from MIT’s Professor Ramesh Raskar and UCL…
Diabetes accessory for iPhone hints at user-driven healthcare possibilities
Sanofi Aventis’ iBGStar, a blood glucose monitoring hardware accessory and application for iPhone and iPod Touch devices, provides an example of how healthcare companies can offer an integrated mobile user experience.
The device attaches to the…