How would a #UX designer change the hotel experience? My thoughts here: http://t.co/8lO4r0wE # "Don't Mean To Be Alarmist, But The TV Business May Be Starting To Collapse" http://t.co/uImiPCpn # The perfect iPhone accessory, if you’re a hipster doofus: http://t.co/GU14BhlJ…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-06-03
OK, I'm 4 episodes into Game of Thrones and… I'm kinda not liking it. "It's not you, Game of Thrones, it's me…" # George Lucas Steps Down from Lucasfilm, To Be Replaced by Kathleen Kennedy http://t.co/pq6bMpCV # Soon to be…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
How would a hotel designed by a UX professional differ from the traditional experience?
As a UX professional who travels a lot, I love this question. It's like playing a video game in God Mode: you are in complete control, for better or worse. Let's try for the better, shall we? A key principle…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What technique(s) would you use to evaluate and [re]define fields in a lengthy form?
One of the first things I would do is get a better understanding of is usage. What is the information that is being entered going to be used for? A good sense of what is important and what is not…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-06-02
Getting ready to travel to Vegas Monday for #UPA2012 Who else is going? #UX # The Best Animated Films of All Time, According to Terry Gilliam http://t.co/fvsIqhnt # A post on my new arcade machine from @recroommasters is up at…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-06-01
My #neglectedcinema review of The President’s Analyst is up: http://t.co/mC8HfVYw # "Are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced?" http://t.co/CTbPAQCg #UX # Wondering if Batman has unicorn repellant in his utility belt. Yeah, he probably does. # The Real Reason…
Family, Geek
Want your own arcade machine? Rec Room Masters can set you up!
One of the things that I have always wanted to own was a full-sized arcade cabinet. It’s driven by nostalgia, of course: I spent countless hours of my youth shoving quarters into Defender, Pac Man, Frogger or Star Wars… and…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-05-31
Great success! My out of contract 3GS iPhone is now unlocked! # Big Problems Behind ‘G.I. Joe 2?s Big Delay http://t.co/jteYAMK1 # Spam phone calls are making me want to cancel my home AND my work phone. # Listening to…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-05-30
One last day off before I go back to work… # Trailer for Tetris: The Movie http://t.co/FzSyieoa # Spending my extra day off cleaning and organizing my garage. I’m Mr. Excitement! # Garage is now clean enough to get my…
Movies, Neglected Cinema
The President’s Analyst is crazy good
Wow, James Coburn was SO good. He’s stars as Sydney Schaefer, the title character in The President’s Analyst, a wild 1967 pastiche of comedy, drama, thriller and spy film… a movie that is as absurd as it is entertaining. A…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-05-29
Last night's ep of #madmen is the one that will win the show another #emmy for best drama. Absolutely fantastic writing, acting & directing. # "It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
What are general good practices for improving a design’s usability?
Here's three tips on usability from my interview on the subject with TechJournal: http://www.techjournal.org: First, create the simplest version of user interface required to accomplish the task you are designing. Take out everything that isn’t necessary to accomplish the task.…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-05-28
Link: Thomas Harris Spawning Two TV Series – As Well As Hannibal, There’s Now Clarice Too http://t.co/sSPwwxFm # New at http://t.co/DF1mTQvH, The rise of the enablers http://t.co/0fixgIKs #UX # Christopher Lee 90th Birthday: 90 Reasons The Horror Icon is Awesome…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-05-27
Back in the ATL and running errands… # THE AVENGERS Tops STAR WARS: THE PHANTOM MENACE As #4 Film Of All Time In US http://t.co/mpQgKp70 # These retrofuturistic magazine covers sat in the background of Blade Runner http://t.co/J4KjT7Uq # Finally…
Technology, UX Articles
The rise of the enablers
I travel quite a bit for work, and as I recently sat in a hotel room I started thinking about all the steps that brought me to that room. I booked the flight and the room online, I flew from…
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Twitter Updates for 2012-05-26
A little concerned that my inner monologue sounds like Bjork. # John Scalzi's Star Trek Spoof: Even Cleverer and More Moving Than You Expect http://t.co/Y5D4wqHc # #followfriday the legendary VO actress @TressMacNeille, who has always done amazing work. # #followfriday…