Photosynth at Siggraph 2008

Amazing video from SIGGRAPH 2008 where researchers demonstrate some new features of Photosynth.  I was blown away when I saw the original TED demo and this one doesn’t disappoint.  Hmm, I wonder if SIGGRAPH will have any UX or Interaction Design sessions when it heads to New Orleans next year.

Another Fun Weekly Roundup

It’s been a busy week and I haven’t had a chance to work on another UX article (maybe next week). So what follows below are a few fun things from the interwebs. Enjoy.
Goatee Saver - While I haven’t ever really tried to grow and maintain a goatee, I can’t imagine it’s terribly difficult to [...]

Hot Air Balloon

On Friday echo had a little picnic. Steve, in addition to wrangling our projects, also happens to fly hot air balloons. He was kind enough to procure one for the picnic and gave tethered rides for all who were interested. Below is a video of our CEO, along with his dog Einstein, [...]

Silverback and Usability Testing

Since its release last week, there have been numerous reviews of Silverback (the guerilla usability testing application). Most I’ve read are good overviews of the application but don’t discuss how to go about actually running a guerilla usability test.  What follows below is the process I used recently to test a new product feature. It’s [...]