Challis Hodge’s UXblog

Computer DJ Uses Biofeedback to Pick Tracks
A computerised DJ that uses feedback from the dancers to generate new music has been developed by artificial intelligence experts at Hewlett-Packard, meaning clubbers may soon only have themselves to blame if they do not like the music they are dancing to.

The Norman / Canter Debate
Robert Scoble on Don Norman “Don Norman is wrong when he compares pens to software.” “Don, on stage at the Pop!Tech conference last Saturday, attacked the user interface of a product that Marc Canter was demonstrating (Canter is one of the guys who wrote Macromind Director). You can watch the video here, it’s quite entertaining. More info about what Canter and Norman were talking about is on my Pop!Tech Weblog.”

Rashmi Sinha’s Methods to Design Information Architecture
“Using Survey Methods to Design Information Architecture. Two of the students in my IS271 course conducted a survey to do background work on a site to help users find information about nighttime entertainment in San Francisco. Their survey was designed to investigate the kind of information that people look for to make decisions about what clubs / bars to visit. For example, information about music, venue, transportation to the venue, food, type of crowd, cover charge etc.”

In November WebTechniques Magazine
“Smoothing the Path By Challis Hodge
CRM and customer service help differentiate your company and services from competitors. Learn about technologies that help you attain customer satisfaction, resulting in higher long term revenues.”

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