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…
Microsoft Future Vision films over the years
The latest film showing one vision of the future has been released by Microsoft. 2015 2011 2009
Integrating Cortana in your Windows Phone Application
Cortana is your personal digital assistant built into the heart of your Windows Phone and soon to come to the desktop with Windows 10 later this year. One of the useful features that make her stand out from voice control…
Kinect Window Wanderland
Window Wanderland? Initially, when I saw a flyer for Window Wanderland I didn’t intend for this to be a Kinect project at all. I was going to do a mechanical moving background of gently rising jellyfish silhouetted with seaweed floating…
Kinectathon London, March 2015
*** UPDATE *** We’re full but DO add your name to the waitlist – more places will become available. *** UPDATE *** Go REGISTER. My colleagues and I in the Microsoft UK Future of Human Computer Interaction team have been…
From people to robots in 12 months?
Whilst I can’t vouch for the authenticity of these videos (as they don’t come directly from an Amazon channel) the sentiment still holds true – the pace with which we’re adopting robot technology is terrifyingly fast. The first video has…
Making waiting at pedestrian crossings more entertaining
Since we removed humans from the road crossing process our junctions and traffic lights for pedestrians have become pretty dull. But here’s 2 examples that make the waiting process a little more entertaining. There is a school of thought that…
Drawing Shakespeare on a Surface Pro 3 using Fresh Paint
A few years back, tablet artist Paul Kerkal introduced me to drawing on a tablet. Windows 8 tablets are particularly well suited to this, especially the new Surface Pro 3 which has over 250 levels of pressure sensitivity and Palm…
Sound travels faster than light
I’ve spoken at a few conferences recently about the use of audio feedback in products. I say products, because this thinking spreads across both physical and digital interactions. One of my arguments for why we should care about audio feedback…