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Author Archives: Chloe Fan
Emotional design and social interfaces
Earlier today, I watched Objectified, a great documentary about industrial design. It reminded me of how permanently-built and unsustainable many material things are, and how easy it is for us to form emotional attachments to objects with personal stories that we then are reluctant to part with. At the same time, I was thinking about different [...]
Research focus, v.1
Last semester, I talked with my advisor, Jodi, about what I wanted to focus on for my research. I decided that I liked WiiPaint’s research question, and tweaked it to ask broader questions such as: - How can we encourage people to approach and engage with technology in public spaces? - How can ambient technology [...]
HCI group on Google Wave
For those of you who have Google Wave and are involved in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, come say hi at the Wave HCI Group! If that link didn’t work, search for “with:public hci” click on “Wave HCI Group!” and introduce yourself You can also use “with:public” and any other keyword/s to find public waves [...]
Updates + new design very soon
Wow, I can’t believe it’s been almost half a year since I last updated! So much to catch up on. Summer: I worked with Orit Shaer on a Microsoft Surface project. Along with Catherine Grevet, Sarah Elfenbein, and Megan Strait, we created G-Nome Surfer, a genome browser for biology researchers. We interviewed many biologists and [...]
Summer update: Outdoor mobility & Pachuino