There are 4 broad groups that people fall in to when it comes to microchips within humans. Many fuelled by misconceptions about how they work.
Design Thinking 101 — The Double Diamond Approach (Part II of II)
Design Thinking 101 — What is it? (Part I of II)
Online & Search Behaviours of Blind Users
We often make assumptions about blind users, however blind users are not homogenous. They differ as much as sighted users in terms of technical ability and search strategies. Just as not every sighted person is tech savvy, not every blind person knows how to use a screen reader well, or utilizes all the power features. This literature review explains the online and search behaviours of blind individuals
Four myths about Insertable tech & why they're wrong
Consenting adults receive microchips with zero tracking & monitoring capabilities.
Press the pink button — Designing for colour blind users
We use colour as a signifier for people, places and things all the time. Probably more than you realise. About 8% of Australian males and 0.4% of females are colour blind. Like all people with ‘disabilities’, there are certain things colour blind people can’t do. Design can help make the world more accessible to ensure they can do everything those with ‘normal’ vision can. I explore ways to deign for colour blind users, which often improves the experience for everyone.
Does the NPS tell us what users really mean?
Design is as good (or as flawed) as the people who make it
gave a talk at UX Australia 2016 in Melbourne (August 25–26) . No one sets out to intentionally design a system that is hard to use for — or worse, excludes or discriminates against — some users. Designers are trying their best. You’re probably a good person, but a human nonetheless, therefore not perfect. Design can only be as good as the people who make it. Conversely, design is as flawed as the people who make it.
Drunk Kayla & Uber UX
You put what, where? Hobbyist use of insertable devices (Part 2)
The human body has emerged as more than just a canvas for wearable electronic devices. Technological size and cost reductions, along with power and battery improvements, has meant items that were once external have become wearable, and even insertable.
In part 2 we look at our results - what are participants inserting and what does this mean for the future of HCI & UX?
You put what, where? Hobbyist use of insertable devices (Part 1)
The human body has emerged as more than just a canvas for wearable electronic devices. Technological size and cost reductions, along with power and battery improvements, has meant items that were once external have become wearable, and even insertable.
Part 1 gives background to my research to be presented at the CHI conference in San Jose this week.
Guys — one month on
PSA - "He" is not a substitute for "they"
Guys as the new ‘um’
Gendered words can be, and are, damaging to some recipients (and effectively the deliverer). You’re probably not even aware of the fact that you’re alineting or demeaning your audience. I, and a lot of other women, have a visceral reaction to the term and it’s important you are aware of the impacts of choosing to using it. Let's talk about "guys".
Insertables: I’ve got I.T. under my skin
An intro to Insertabeles, as published in ACM interactions.
Imagine Dylan, a bureaucrat working in a foreign embassy. Dylan approaches a security door, arms overflowing with confidential reports. Dylan leans toward the door’s access sensor and is authenticated. The door is now unlocked and can be easily pushed open with one shoulder, without the need to put down the documents and fumble for his keys or an access pass. Dylan has an insertable device implanted subcutaneously in his hand that interacts with the transponder at the office door.
It may read as science fiction, but it's already a reality.
Superhuman abilities could lurk under your skin
Looking towards 2016
Automagic Revisited
Last Xmas I (gave you my heart) wrote a piece about The Phenomenon of Automagic. I defined Automagic as when your users don't know how your app is working - it just works. Last week I was the OzCHI (The Australian Human Computer Interaction Conference) and Abi Sellen from Microsoft Research opening Keynote made me give automagic a second thought.