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Tom Lawrie
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Mar 07
Distance Interaction Project – Research/Precedents
In the process of developing my idea of utilizing an app in order to make impromptu plans with your friends, I decided that I should do some research and discover what else exists in this space prior to creating mock-ups and user testing. To recap, I wanted to create an application for planning casual events …
Feb 28
Distance Interaction Project – Brainstorming
When I initially started brainstorming about this project, I began thinking about friends and relatives who live outside of the New York area. I briefly analyzed how often I see them and I began to realize that although I might not talk them regularly either offline or online, the amount of hours we spend together …
Feb 28
Social Media Project – Teratags
Teratags are the final iteration of the social media project where I continued with the idea of hashtags physically located in a specific place. Here is a definition: A Twitter hashtag located in a physical space so as to connect an object, place or happening to the digital world allowing for a streamlined organized conversation to …
Feb 20
Social Media Project – Physical Hashtags_Research/Sketching
In researching about social media and what direction it is likely to go in, i came across this quote: “The blending of the offline and online world for consumers will drive the biggest change in how content is shared over the next few years,” said David Hargreaves, CEO, Beyond (article). I think this quote is …
Feb 19
response to ‘Social Media Project Readings’
Twitter is a service I feel is here to stay. The concept of micro-blogging and sharing short anecdotal stories, news or events have become a popular shift in Internet usage. Twitter provides a platform for users to connect and share information in real time. With the ability to ‘follow’ users who are leaders in communities …
Feb 18
In-Class Exercise Feb 2nd – Making Household Objects Social
This post is for the group exercise in class on February 2nd where we had to choose between a hair dryer, a dishwasher or a microwave and give these objects social, critical and feedback capabilities. In my group were Vanessa, Youmna and Conor. Below is a summary of our chosen objects: Hair Dryer – functions …
Feb 07
Switch Project: 1st Iteration
A switch which is embedded into a running jacket will enable a GPS tracking device that passively tracks a users distance. Once connected, an LED will turn on as a feedback loop so the user knows the device is working. Enables easier activation of a GPS system for runners as opposed to carrying a phone …
Feb 02
Switch Project: mock-up and process
For the Switch Project I am creating a running jacket that passively tracks your GPS which will be activated when a button is snapped on the jacket. Once snapped, an LED visible from the sleeve of the jacket will notify the user that the GPS is on and can begin their run. When a run is complete …
Jan 31
response to “What is interaction design?”
The meaning of interaction shifts when we are discussing it in relation to design. As defining and bringing relative meaning to interaction in of itself can be an obtuse process; it becomes better defined when discussing it in terms of design. Based on the reading, we want interaction design to focus on what a potential …
Jan 24
Definition of Interaction
Interaction can be difficult to define in a broad context as its meaning has many varying interpretations that are all dependent on specific scenarios. In its most basic definition, I think interaction can be defined as simply an experience. Taken further, an interaction produces an experience creating feedback that in some way alters behavior, but …
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