Snip!t channels - Alan Dix

Ever notice how people texting at night have that eerie ...
Or wake up ready to write down the Next Great Idea, and ...
During the day, computer screens look good—they're des ...
f.lux
... use it just because it makes your computer look better.

There are many, many more conditions out there that Engl...
Here, selected from the blog So Bad So Good, are some of ...
Age-otori (Japanese): To look worse after a haircut
Arigata-meiwaku (Japanese): An act someone does for ...
... g of a cleve

The Welsh Government is taking a global lead on promotin... children’s play and for the first time, legislating to... local authorities to assess the sufficiency of play and ... opportunities for children in their areas.

Motivating employees isn’t as simple as paying them mo... complex and lots of different factors contribute to thei... job satisfaction, and what motivates people to do their ... Happiness, career aspirations, challenges, money, stress... that contri

”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator ... is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers.... actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to t... the escalator by making it fun to do? See the results here

Dickens London Trails is an iPhone app that enables user... London as characters from Dickens’ fiction would have.... through the streets of London on a series of unexpected ... encounters. You also discover more about Dickens’ even...
Your guides

People’s nasty traits have a way of revealing themselv... networks: in writing. Or rather in how they write. That ... of how someone tweets could reveal whether he or she is ... Machiavellian, or psychopathic, according to researchers... present the

Value Sensitive Design refers to an approach to the desi... that accounts for human values in a principled and syste... throughout the design process.
Value-Sensitive Design is primarily concerned with value ...

We already know Facebook is harder to resist than cigare... So it's not all that surprising that Facebook is enjoyab... enjoyable! But like an addictive drug, the results sugge... network might have a sinister effect: Facebook makes you...
That's why

Boxie, a robot created at MIT Media Lab, relies on adora... artificial intelligence to meet its goals.
Cuteness is one of the most powerful forces on earth. It ...

However grumpy when they wake up, and whether they stumb...
Multimedia
Graphic
Twitter Study Tracks When We Are :)
... and expands on what is known about how mood fluctuates.

Did you know the emoticon is almost 30 years old? Twenty...
Fast-forward and the simple smiley has evolved — some ...
To mark this anniversary, we’ve taken an abridged look ...
1. The Olden Days
... Thumbnail image courtesy of Laihiuyeung Ryanne

Your social motivation network to explore, create and sh... happiest experiences

Game design is a process of informed iteration, not a fi...
How to write a design log
Start with a concept: At the very bottom of the des ...
Build the prototype: Design logs exist as a supplem ...
... stuff is at the top and the old stuff is

The Unicode Consortium controls the standards that gover... displayed on the world's computers, which means, of cour... define the world's emoticons. Last month, they released ... of the standard, 6.0. It features this lovely and defini...
unicode.jpg

Weird huh ?
This robot is used to mimic a remote users facial moveme ...

With Kinect, Microsoft is finally getting it right. And ... Kinect, while it incorporates ridiculously advanced tech... software, is not about technology or software. It is abo...
As I threw a virtual ball with my real arm to my black p ...
What kept e

In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing S...
The average respiratory rate for adults is 12-20 breathe ...
The other day, I noticed that my friend’s Dell laptop ...
It’s interesting how a lot of companies try to copy Ap ...
Now if you

What Happens in the Amygdala... Damage to Brain's Decisi...
Individuals with amygdala damage are more likely to lay ...
By Katie Moisse
DICEY RESEARCH: Damage to the amygdala encourages bad ga ...
... hen outcomes are potentially negative," De Martino s

The Emotional Wardrobe builds on the characteristics of ... clothing, and imagines a world where fashion converges w... Emotional Wardrobe is about a new genre of clothing, who... benefits are intangible and difficult to quantify .. but... emotive cha

The extremity in teenagers’ attitudes and actions coup...
But however meaningful the phone is in teenagers’ live ...
The BuddyBeads project suggests alternative ways for com ...
BuddyBeads are techno-jewelry items that facilitate non- ...
Each group

Cultural anthropologists who have studied teen texting a... just about instant gratification. According to Mimi Ito,... cellie habits of Japanese teens, texting those who could... everyone feel they're part of a larger social network. I... no distinct

Early research on online self-presentation mostly focuse... constructions in anonymous online environments. Such stu... individuals tended to engage in role-play games and anti... behaviors in the online world. More recent studies have ... performance

What's in a face?
Do facial expressions reflect inner feelings? Or are the ...
BY BETH AZAR
Monitor staff
After 30 years of renewed interest in facial expression ...

David Freeman brings you the inside scoop on how to appl... Emotioneering™ techniques he's so well known for. Thes... techniques create a breadth and depth of emotion in a ga... player to identify with the role he or she is playing. M... techniques

A Theory of Fun for Game Design features a novel way of ... designers how to improve their designs to incorporate th... fun. This book will truly inspire and challenge game des... artists and designers from all segments of the industry....
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Guy gets REALLY mad at his computer!