September 2013 archive

Maker Faire Observation

  After a hours train to get Queens, which is really a  long journey, the world maker’s faire really suprised me. This is my first time to attending make faire, and after I entered the park  The first project I noticed was a Ecosystem  tool key called Mannahatta2409.org, that is a tool that models carbon , …

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Reading Response: The Power of Feedback Loops

There are definitely a lot more to the power of feedback loops then I had initially thought. Thinking about the implications for how feedback loops can adjust the health industry is both interesting and exciting. When it comes to health I definitely think that showing people their behavior can play a huge part in helping …

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Maker Faire

At maker faire, hidden amongst the 3d printers and food trucks, there were three major interfaces that caught my eye as pushing forward in the direction that interactive technology seems to be heading. The first was at the Microsoft tent. I was drawn to the touchscreen technology they were demoing, originally because of how intuitive …

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Feedback loops reading response

This article is point the power of feedback loops, it could change people’s behavior to do better things, it is like design psychology, people need self-recognition in their spirit, feedback loop is like a mirror, to let yourself realize what you do, and what you should do. This theory is successful, and I really like …

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Reading Response – Feedback Loops

Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops Response In the Reading, ‘Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops’, the author says that showing datas of people’s behavior affects them to change their behavior. I think it is because they can be stimulated by tracking their behavior. It reminds me the way of losing weight that people who …

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Maker Faire – Interesting Interfaces

Interesting Interfaces: The first one that I’d like to mention, and coincidentally, the last item I saw (and also spent the most time viewing) was a thesis project from one of our own: Paweena Prachanronarong’s Blockuits. A full description can be found on her portfolio website at: http://www.lovepaweena.com/portfolio-01.html. I choose this exhibit because, as I …

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MakerFaire Experience

1. Sir Walter Cooler This Sir Walter Cooler from Microsoft was interesting to me because the machine shows emotional expression, which I am interested in, to give information of water needs to users.  It tried to catch users’ attention by showing color on the board and also a man’s voice to encourage users to drink …

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Mashups

Digital-Digital: My digital-digital mashup is about landmarks of New York City, it is useful for tourists or fresh man in NYC, let people understand why this city is amazing, and know more information about NYC. It is mashup with map, user could see clearly in the map that figure out where the landmarks are. I …

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Reading Assignment – Week 5 Day 1:

  Reading Assignment – Week 5 Day 1: Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops While I could agree, or at least do not have evidence to refute the technical results implied in this article I do not agree with some of the psychological implications that are not addressed as thoughtfully in this article. The first …

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Digital & Physical mashup==> Facelook

My digital and physical mashup is called “Facelook”. Check out the video: