Interaction Design

Bill Verplank perfectly explains interaction design.

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A Template for Storyboarding

I’ve recently been doing some collaborative storyboarding for an upcoming documentary. I created this template that can be printed, cut with scissors, and distributed to the members of your group. The frames can be rearranged until you figure out how to best tell the story. You can get the full-sized PDF here.

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Wilco Ticket from Union College Show

I led the concert committee at Union College in Schenectady, NY for 3 years, where I had the opportunity work with artists including Wilco, John Scofield, Medeski Martin & Wood, and others.

Here’s an unused ticket from the Wilco show at Memorial Chapel, April 27, 2002. Wilco played the tiny chapel days after the release of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. There is also a high resolution file on Flickr. There’s also a soundboard of this show available here.

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Networked Loyalty: BetaCup/Jovoto Contest Winner

Networked Loyalty came in 5th place in the BetaCup contest!

http://www.thebetacup.com/2010/06/17/the-finale/

Here is some additional press:
New York Times
Mashable
Core77
Popsop
Jovoto

Here’s the link to my product proposal and community discussion: http://www.jovoto.com/contests/drink-sustainably/ideas/5364

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Networked Loyalty in 5th Place

Whoa! It seems that Networked Loyalty made it to 5th place, which makes the concept a prize winner! The overall winner will be announced by Starbucks like at 3pm today, so please tune in to see if you’ll soon be using networked coffee mugs instead of paper: http://www.livestream.com/thebetacup

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BetaCup: Networked Loyalty in 7th Place

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Please help Networked Loyalty win the competition! There are 11 days remaining to vote at: http://www.jovoto.com/contests/drink-sustainably/ideas/5364

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Networked Loyalty – a BetaCup Submission

There are 14 days left to vote in the BetaCup contest. The proposal asks users to take existing coffee and travel mugs and apply a RFID sticker that can be scanned at coffee shops in tenth-cup-free loyalty program. The user is free to get coffee wherever they want, but each scan is counted only at the location at which it is scanned, so one mug can be used in infinite loyalty programs.

Please take some time and vote for our submission! http://www.jovoto.com/contests/drink-sustainably/ideas/5364

Logo by Mina Cheong

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I Ride For Livestrong

A screenshot taken just after we reached 10,000 riders

A screenshot taken just after we reached 10,000 riders

The latest site from Purpose is a game called I Ride For Livestrong. The game was created to draw new supporters to the Livestrong Foundation. The game is simple; users can either join the ride or cheer for a rider. Riders advance in the race by acquiring cheers. We reached our goal of 10,000 riders in well under the goal of 48 hours. As of this post, we have 17,000 riders and nearly 90,000 cheers. Well done everyone!

The New York Times covered the launch on Media Decoder. PSFK also wrote about it.

http://www.livestrongaction.org/rideforlivestrong

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Networked Interactive Clocks

As I’ve been exploring various applications for the sound clocks, I wondered what it would look like if the Live Shock Clock were installed at international airports. If many airports participated in installing them, the audio input could be networked and, along with seeing global time, we could also see how bustling it might be at participating airports. It is a simple way to bring more detail to time. I modified these beautiful images I found on Flickr in order to demonstrate how the clocks would look. If anyone knows of a place where I can submit a proposal to get them into a public space, please let me know.

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Publk Phase II Planning

Since testing the proof of concept with users and evaluating their feedback, we have proceeded to Phase II with some initial wireframes to guide us. Without saying too much about what it is yet, the app will basically allow users to three things: send, receive, and share. These actions occur in a specific place where the user is currently located.

Here are the early wireframes outlining user interactions. The next step will be refining user requirements. Since we are incorporating a few existing social services, this will be an important step. I like using Balsamiq for wireframing because the austere look of the wireframes allows me to do them very rapidly and keep my mind open about color and graphics.

Additionally, here is a PDF of a user flow chart: flow chart

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