![The ethics of a vocal edit](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/voco-150x150.png)
The ethics of a vocal edit
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](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ar-vr-mr-square-150x150.png)
Sci-fi books on AR & VR
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?](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/future-visions-150x150.png)
Future Visions – Corporate Utopia vs Sci-fi Dystopia?
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](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/devweek-spooner-taulty-scifi-150x150.jpg)
It’s not science fiction: human-computer interaction in 2016
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](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/worn-digital-keyboard-digital-patina-150x150.gif)
Digital Patina – showing signs of wear / use on a digital interface
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](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/context-150x150.jpg)
It’s all about Context – Speaking to computers
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…
![HCI Newsletter #2 - Interface of the future, more on NASA's HoloLens, Identity and a book to read](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/HCI-cyborg2-150x150.png)
HCI Newsletter #2 – Interface of the future, more on NASA’s HoloLens, Identity and a book to read
Subscribe to Future HCI Tiny Letters http://tinyletter.com/spooner Delivered straight to your inbox. My creators want me to be the user interface of the future I saw this video [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=105&v=kOil2HSDq0E ] titled ‘Face of the future rears its head’ which…
![Digital Patina](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/636-03-150x150.png)
Digital Patina
NB – cross posted from http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/developers/articles/week04jun15/digital-patina/ Patina Patina for me, is a measure of authenticity, it’s visual or haptic feedback that a product has seen plenty of use over a period of time. It’s the wear in a car’s leather…
![Music vs Architecture](http://andrewspooner.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/stereo-150x150.png)
Music vs Architecture
If you have ears, and if you’re interested in the evolution of modern music, here’s some interesting videos that’ll get you thinking. Someone (@phishtitz) sent me this Vimeo over Twitter – it’s a singer performing the same song in 15…