Posts tagged with 'User experience'

Did you use the Glasto2011 app?

By Gemma Maidment on 29 June 2011

I was so excited to be going to Glastonbury for the first time ever this year, but having started a new job a few months ago I hadn’t had any time to think about it, at all. I didn’t even know what bands were playing, except Coldplay and Beyonce of course which the whole world … Read more about ‘Did you use the Glasto2011 app?’


Augmented reality - advertising, games and beyond.

By Alistair Gray on 22 June 2011

Last year I wrote a blog post about the potential future rise of augmented reality and games… Well it turns out I may not have been sticking my neck out as far as I first thought. It was all in production.

Rory Cellan-Jones was playing around with an augmented reality app to add value to (currently) … Read more about ‘Augmented reality - advertising, games and beyond.’


L.A. Noire - is anyone as excited as me?

By Alistair Gray on 20 May 2011

So the long wait’s finally over - L.A. Noire is here.

L.A. Noire is looking to task you with playing the role of a 50s traffic cop working their way through the ranks. The big selling point - it’s much vaunted MotionScan technology, apparently leading to significant improvements in facial animation (very important if you’re planning … Read more about ‘L.A. Noire - is anyone as excited as me?’


Time constraints - creativity help or hindrance? (DesignJam)

By Martin Rosenmejer on 19 May 2011

Recently, I was lucky to attend the third DesignJam event in the UK. The concept is simple - 50 people with an interest in UX, web design and/or development are divided into 10 groups and asked to create a design solution for a specified challenge in only one day. The challenge for this third DesignJam … Read more about ‘Time constraints - creativity help or hindrance? (DesignJam)’


Web design with user experience at the top of the agenda: Alpha.gov.uk

By Yeevon Ooi on 16 May 2011

Championing user experience is part of my job, but actually seeing it being done properly is quite a rare occurrence. Most interactive products and websites are built based on business needs, technological constraints, limited resources, and sometimes fuzzy objectives - which is why the launch of alpha.gov.uk was a breath of fresh air to the … Read more about ‘Web design with user experience at the top of the agenda: Alpha.gov.uk’