Some self aggrandisement for a change

UCL have put my Phd thesis on line and I thought I would post it here for future reference.

[ http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1334117/ ]

Smartphones, the internet and the smart energy revolution

Some HCI people worry about not having much to do on green issues. I'm believe the reverse - and this is a good example.  Nice to think that a reinvention of thermostat could save 20% of the energy a home uses.

I would like to learn more about how it works.

Talks | Learning Without Frontiers

Talks | Learning Without Frontiers

Recommended by one of my PHD students. Kind of interesting if your into education. Claims to be the Davos of education.

Neurodiversity for interactions

I just sent off the final draft to the editor of Interactions. I'm suddenly uncertain what he will make of it. Well let's see. I'm terrified by the lost list of people who looked at it. Still I'm got a good vibe from people about neurodiversity so I remain hopeful. 

Spatial Cognition 2012 paper in

http://sc2012.informatik.uni-freiburg.de/

Its been a busy weekend but I/we got the Spatial Cognition 2012 paper in. 20 pages pa!

Paper of the day

Comparing entropy measures of idea links in design protocols: Linkography entropy measurement and analysis of differently conditioned design sessions

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=1339952

This paper explores using Shannon's entropy of information to measure linkographs of 12 design sessions that involved six architects in two different experimental conditions. The aim is to find a quantitative tool to interpret the linkographs. This study examines if the differences in the design processes and the design outcomes can be reflected in the entropic interpretations. The results show that the overall entropy of one design condition is slightly higher than the other. Further, there are indications that the change of entropy might reflect design outcomes.

Masters project of the day - collaborative tangible laptop

Given that most laptops now have cameras in the screens is it possible to invent uses for tangible user interfaces which would only use the hardware of a laptop or an iPad?


For a mac you would have to tilt the screen down to get the camera in the right position. This would leave sound as the the only out. With an iPad the screen would face away from the action ---. 

Masters project of the day

- Looking at skylands as an example of children's tangible interaction.

Good news of the day

From Iaps IAPS 2012 Glasgow Organising Committee 
(IAPS) International association of people environment studies 


We are pleased to say that your submission iPfad: an iPad App for the real-time recording and encoding of direct observations of wayfinding behaviour has been accepted for inclusion in the oral paper category.  We would be grateful if you could confirm that still intend to present the paper at the conference.

Hasso-Plattner-Institut: Multitoe

Hasso-Plattner-Institut: Multitoe

Basically this is multi-touch big enough to stand on - which is quite need.

More on getters and setters - JavaWorld

More on getters and setters - JavaWorld

Finally someone who has also seen the un object orrientated-ness (OOP) of view model controller (MVC) pattern.

THINGS ARE HOTTING UP

Things are hotting up

TESIS: Turn Every Surface into an Interactive Surface | EMMi Lab.'s AMbient MEdia Assocation (AMEA)

http://dei.inf.uc3m.es/