Theatre and Tech in conversation: Stanislavski and UX Design
The tools of Stanislavski’s system are as relevant to UX designers as they are to actors. Continue reading
Pursuit of a Quixotic Ideal
To climb Machu Picchu we lined up at the bottom gates before dawn with hordes of khaki-pantsed, hiking-shoed people from places like Israel and France and Germany. When they opened, we rushed through them and across the river-bridge with all of the ceremony of Best Buy shoppers on Black Friday. Continue reading
Breastfeeding, Technology and the Symbolism of Progress
In our time, the symbolism of progress has become deeply intertwined with science and technology; but we we must not confuse the symbols of progress, for actual progress. Continue reading
Digital Camera + Facebook + Alcohol = Augmented Reality
The jestful adage ”if it’s not on Facebook it didn’t happen” is becoming a powerful statement of reality for young people. Facebook photos don’t just tell other people what we experienced – they tell us what we experienced. Continue reading
Web 2.0 and the Business of Family
“…[because he doesn't have a computer] there is so much of my life that he misses out on that the rest of my family gets to see…it’s very hard for him to visualize what it is I even do in my day-to-day world.” Continue reading