Earlier today I was speaking with Jed (http://www.jedbrubaker.com/), who’s an amazing PhD student from UC-Irvine. He asked me a question about, the significance of digital objects specifically photos and if the significance we hold them to has changed somehow because they are now an abundant resource.
Upon reflection, I wrote him an email to further our discussion about this topic. This is very similar to the email I sent Jed, with some edits.
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Phew! Last day of CHI 2010 in Atlanta and I’m really glad I went and worked as a student volunteer (SV). I had a great time, met interesting people and was introduced to some great ideas. Here are my highlights:
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A lot of the literature regarding digital memories (aka Human Digital Memories or Whittaker’s Computer Mediated Memories) focuses on our experiences that take place in the natural world;
My friend, Chad’s capstone is about capturing digital experiences of MMORPG players.
After combing through capstone papers related to digital memories, and I’ve noticed that many papers refer to capturing “real” physical experiences, but do not mention online counterparts. Things such as playing MMORPG’s, facebook exchanges, or chats are real and should be captured if a person so chooses. (We already do this to some degree in all three mentioned areas, but there is still much word to be done (i.e. sense and meaning making, etc.).)
A concept I need to introduce for my capstone will be dealing with both online and physical experiences.
The Materials of the project:
- An Arudino Board
- Two Infrared sensors
- Tri-colored ShiftBright LEDS
- Random pieces from the local craft store
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Blog from 9/9/08 (Original Link):
Where do you folks go for your design inspiration? I’m gonna bust out my favorite sites about design:
Ideas:www.faveup.com (showcases graphic design relating to flash, html/css, and logos) www.ted.com (technology, entertainment, and design: fascinating talks but some really smart people) (ok ted.com isn’t really a design site, but I’m putting it in the category of “life-inspiration” design)www.psdtuts.com (Really good, step by step instructions for creating photoshop designs)
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