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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458929203321

Autore

Kuniavsky Mike

Titolo

Smart things [[electronic resource] ] : ubiquitous computing user experience design / / Mike Kuniavsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, c2010

ISBN

1-282-87872-7

9786612878725

0-08-095408-1

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (331 p.)

Disciplina

004.01/9

Soggetti

Ubiquitous computing

User interfaces (Computer systems)

Human-computer interaction

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the middle of Moore's law -- What is user experience design and who creates it? -- Interaction metaphors -- Information is a material -- The Whirlpool Centralpark refrigerator : the design of an accessory port -- Information shadows -- Clickables : toys and information shadows -- Devices are service avatars -- The iPod : a service avatar -- Applianceness -- Roomwizard :  an appliance for office society -- Scales of experience -- Plasma poster : unifying work cultures with a digital poster -- Observation and ideation -- Simulation and sketching -- Nabaztag, an ambiguous avatar -- Augmentations and mashups -- Common design challenges -- From invisible computing to everyware.

Sommario/riassunto

The world of smart shoes, appliances, and phones is already here, but the practice of user experience (UX) design for ubiquitous computing is still relatively new.  Design companies like IDEO and frogdesign are regularly asked to design products that unify software interaction, device design and service design -- which are all the key components of ubiquitous computing UX -- and practicing designers need a way to tackle practical challenges of design.  Theory is not enough for them --



luckily the industry is now mature enough to have tried and tested best practices and case studies from the fi