Archives for the 'deep thoughts' Category
TEDxHamburg – independently organized TED event in Hamburg
Friday, May 21st, 2010
would loveeeeeeeeeeee to attend but me thinks it will be a no go this time to work :/
http://tedxhamburg.de
UI and Us – Realizations of Rounded Rectangles
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
interesting article on of all the things the much hated rounded corner (with which I have nooooo problems with…)
interesting read
http://www.uiandus.com/blog/2009/7/27/realizations-of-rounded-rectangles.html
and thanx Daniel J for this one
Social Gaming the next frontier – an interview wt Sid Meier
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
now if I have to tell you who Sid is… well… I would say you have outed yourself as a non-gamer! ah but that is nothing to be ashamed of, it is never too late to start playing
here is an interesting article on his thoughts on social gaming,psychology,morals in gaming:
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/sid-meier-talks-civ-network-social-gaming-…
say hello to the BRAND BUTLERS
Monday, April 19th, 2010
heard the term before? yes?
well read all about it here:
http://trendwatching.com/briefing/
and say hello to Jeeves (name to spoken with an aristocratic British accent!)
Jeff Koons curatores New Museumgd of Contemporary Art NYC
Monday, March 8th, 2010
Pop Master Plays Curator
via nowness.com
no comment, looks quite interesting
check out this video report/interview
http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/3/8?ecid=ema1283
Why Does Time Fly By As You Get Older? audio report
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Various theories on why time seems to go faster as people get older
Quite interesting report on perception of time.
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2 interesting examples of video game narratives Spectre and Ulitsa Dimitrova
Monday, January 25th, 2010
These two games look quite interesting and yes the subject matter is not the usual run of the mill story of mutants or aliens that is common in most video games. While I enjoy most the above stuff what I like about these two examples is that both use video game mechanics to tell quite [...]
Dawn of the Dead Mall – interesting article on the demise of the mall
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
“As we cling by our hangnails to the historical precipice, with ecotastrophe on one side and econopocalypse on the other, that consumer fantasyland is an economic indulgence and an environmental obscenity we can’t afford”
wow gotta love that!!
quite an interesting article on… yes you guessed it the death of malls and their possible futures
http://changeobserver.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=11747
good read
good brain [...]
Nov 12 2009 Live webcast of Design for Usability Symposium
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
well there is hump day, there is mother’s day, there is fabio day…
and now World usability day!
on November 12 2009 a whole bunch of interesting lectures will be streamed and archived for later viewing here:
http://www.uselog.com/2009/11/live-webcast-of-design-for-usability.html
Now I am going to be a design biaatch and say… well usability is one thing but people what is up [...]
Video interview with Richard Florida on creative society and art & economy
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Here is a link to the interview: http://is.gd/4RJ34
Quite interesting interview with professor Richard Florida
(Website: http://www.creativeclass.com/)
He discusses creative society/class and what arts and creativity contribute to society. Let us hope his suggestions are heard and have some effect here in Hamburg…
via Supersoon
A photo documentary about an aging father
Monday, November 9th, 2009
http://www.dayswithmyfather.com/
I was quite moved going through this photo dairy
The images with commentary worked quite well
Great to way to tell a personal story.
With content like this I am often unsure out the boundaries of private and public
Is this a loving memorial to a loved or macabre self promotion?
Jury is still out I guess…
on a minor note [...]
Great article on German law & attitudes towards Killerspiele
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Great article on German law & attitudes towards Killerspiele http://twurl.nl/bmztfy Gaming is NOT a crime
#german #gaming #law
Living Photograph: Chris with cup
Monday, October 19th, 2009
Living Photograph: Chris with Teacup http://twurl.nl/dhuqzz one of the oddest things I have seen in a while
Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s happy
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Everything’s Amazing, Nobody’s Happy – video http://twurl.nl/wp87f3 – just excellent and funny commentary
Make It So: Learning From Scifi
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
Make It So: Learning From SciFi Interfaces by Nathan Shedroff and Chris Noessel – http://twurl.nl/8v6qvs #audio #lecture #mp3