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The ethics of a vocal edit

The ethics of a vocal edit

November 24, 2016 · by Spooner · in audio, Ethics, HCI, internet, technology

At the recent Adobe Max conference, there was a piece of tech presented in the Sneak Peeks section called Project Voco – essentially, Photoshop for voice. Now, we’ve been able to edit images, replace people, remove people, add objects and…

Sci-fi books on AR & VR

Sci-fi books on AR & VR

July 27, 2016 · by Spooner · in AR/VR/MR, Design, HCI, technology

3 books I recently took on holiday with me had a focus on augmented and virtual reality. Apart from the times I’d discovered a new writer and spent months reading their back catalogue, this was the first time that I’d…

Future Visions - Corporate Utopia vs Sci-fi Dystopia?

Future Visions – Corporate Utopia vs Sci-fi Dystopia?

June 8, 2016 · by Spooner · in 404, audio, cars, Uncategorized

There’s many views on how new technology will find its way into our lives in the future, in the last few weeks, 2 films have been released which paint future visions. tl;dr Videos are embedded below, scroll down to watch…

It's not science fiction: human-computer interaction in 2016

It’s not science fiction: human-computer interaction in 2016

May 17, 2016 · by Spooner · in Design, HCI, technology

A recording from a talk I gave with Mike T at Dev Week 2016, rather enjoyed this one. Abstract As technologists we are pretty bad at coming up with new ideas. Instead we often look to literature and films for…

Digital Patina - showing signs of wear / use on a digital interface

Digital Patina – showing signs of wear / use on a digital interface

May 12, 2016 · by Spooner · in Design, HCI, internet, technology

Following on from my previous post on digital patina, I wondered if there’s another way to look at this. This isn’t something I’ve seen, I’m not sure if I want to see it and it could go against the very…

It's all about Context - Speaking to computers

It’s all about Context – Speaking to computers

May 4, 2016 · by Spooner · in HCI, internet, technology

Context. The first in a series of experiments into how we as humans can naturally and realistically interact with the digital world. Mike and I have talked through various aspects of human-computer interaction over the last few years, never with…

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