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22 10, 2010

Interactions 2010/09

By |2016-01-12T21:09:47+02:00October 22nd, 2010|design, Interaction Design|0 Comments

While interactions magazine is charged with exploring the art of design from every perch, sometimes that perspective is as basic - and often complex - as examining the influences that make us human. Editor-in-chief Jon Kolko explains that designers frequently find themselves reflecting on the nuances of human natures-that is, matters of cognitive psychology, social interaction, "and the desire for emotional resonance." The cover story reflects on the qualities of affinity, described by Matthew Jordan as the "emotional connection someone feels for a product or service as driven by these notions of beauty and identity." Jordan contends that along with usefulness and usability, affinity is the third influencer on a design’s success. Also in this issue: Don Norman and Jakob Nielsen on the usability of gestural interfaces. Jodi Forlizzi compares experience and service design. Ben McAllister on why "the conversation" isn’t always a conversation. Liz Danzico contends the design of [...]

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22 10, 2010

Japanese animation, philosophy, religion and pop culture

By |2016-01-12T21:09:47+02:00October 22nd, 2010|animation, philosophy|0 Comments

Alan Saunders interviews Jane Goodall from the University of Western Sydney (here) in a inspiring philosophical conversation about animation, animism, ethics, Japanese popular culture, religion, etc. Here is the Audio: audio Japanese animation is not just for children. It can be dark, incredibly violent and sexually explicit. But does it represent a distinctly Japanese worldview? And is it philosophical? Yes and yes, according to Jane Goodall from the University of Western Sydney.

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11 08, 2010

flash for firefox portable

By |2016-01-12T21:09:47+02:00August 11th, 2010|technology|0 Comments

In order to enable Flash plugin in firefox portable do the following: search your computer for these files: flashplayer.xp NPSWF32.dll Then copy them in your Appfirefoxplugins folder of your current installation. Restart firefox

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27 06, 2010

2nd Animation and Video Art Moving Frames Festival

By |2016-01-12T21:09:48+02:00June 27th, 2010|animation, art, interactive art|0 Comments

Η ομάδα Alt+Ctrl+Del, μετά το επιτυχημένο περσινό πρώτο «πείραμα», διοργανώνει το 2ο Animation και Video Art Φεστιβάλ Moving Frames, στις 24 και 25 Σεπτεμβρίου 2010 στην πόλη της Μυτιλήνης. Το σκεπτικό του φεστιβάλ παραμένει ίδιο: η αξιοποίηση του χώρου όπου ζούμε και κινούμαστε, πέρα από οποιαδήποτε μορφή εμπορικής χρήσης. Το Φεστιβάλ Moving Frames καλεί: 1. τους Δημιουργούς, να στείλουν παλιά ή νέα έργα τους, για να προβληθούν σε χώρους στην πόλη της Μυτιλήνης. Φέτος, προτείνεται και η θεματική ενότητα: In-Formation (λήξη προθεσμίας υποβολής: 10 Σεπτέμβρη) 2. "συγγενή" Φεστιβάλ, Καλλιτεχνικές Ομάδες, Εργαστήρια, Μη Κερδοσκοπικούς Οργανισμούς που ασχολούνται με animation και video art, να προωθήσουν και να υποστηρίξουν τη φετινή προσπάθεια, με όποιο τρόπο αυτό είναι εφικτό, καθώς και να αποστείλουν έργα από το αρχείο τους, ώστε να προβληθεί η συνολική συνεισφορά τους στο χώρο της ψηφιακής τέχνης. Το Φεστιβάλ, όπως και πέρσι, δεν έχει διαγωνιστικό χαρακτήρα. Η πρόσκληση είναι ανοιχτή σε [...]

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2 04, 2010

Bootable USB Flash Drive for installing windows 7

By |2016-01-12T21:10:00+02:00April 2nd, 2010|technology, tutorial|0 Comments

First of all grab your self a 4GB+ USB flsh drive. Format the flash drive: In windows go to Windows Explorer. There you should see the USB storage drive in the devices list. Right click on it and select Format. Select NTFS from the drop down bar. Click Start. For windows Vista or Windows 7 you have to follow this process: Run Command prompt (CMD) as administrator. (Right  Click on it and Select run as Administrator) On the command prompt run the following commands: diskpart on the DISKPART prompt type "list disk" to get the list of drives on your computer. Locate the one that has the size of your flash drive and identify its number (e.g. Disk 6) Type "select disk 6" Identify any partitions on it "list partition" Select the partition you want to boot from e.g. "select partition 1" Activate it. Type "active" Quit diskpart by typing [...]

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