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Do My Thoughts Deceive Me? Human Factors and Design

admin — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:10:42 +0000

Google Tech Talk December 16, 2009 ABSTRACT Presented by Jason H. Wong. Our brains are not as reliable as we would like to think. Human factors is the science of understanding human cognition and designing systems to work within its limitations. A lot of time and effort has gone into understanding how our brains work (and when they don’t). However, we continue to make fundamental design errors that not only go against cognitive science principles but common sense as well. This talk will explore some of the quirkier aspects of our cognition, from visual attention to memory and decision making. There will be copious examples of design gone wrong along with discussions of how to understand how we think and how to avoid making design mistakes in the future. Dr. Jason H. Wong is a Human Factors Scientist with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC). He received his Ph.D. in 2009 from George Mason University in Human Factors and Applied Cognition, where he conducted research on visual attention and working memory. He was awarded the Department of Defense SMART Scholarship in 2007. This paved the way for his work at NUWC, where Dr. Wong examines the human-computer interaction aspects of complex systems, develops efficient submariner training methodologies, and creates cognitive models to simulate human performance.

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ECS GDANSK BY TOWN PLANNING DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE (BELGIUM)

admin — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 03:12:19 +0000

www.ronet.pl IMAGE: Motivation of adopted solutions from the architectural point of view: In the past Gdansk was one of the liveliest and richest cities of Hansa and transit city of the Amber Road. Evocation of its famous typical traditional architecture and of its portal and shipyard activities is rendered through the created sailboat-like volumes. These forms put together with the rough and uncut ‘rose of desert’ stone or the diamond – symbol of the “…sparkling diamond, the everlasting victory of early morning…”, the Victory of “Solidarnosc”, creates the basic concept, where the freedom and respect of Mother Nature is the leading idea – where mankind becomes an integral part of Nature as the citizens of the 3rd Millennium. The symbolism of gothic-like southern elevation stresses both the ancient and more recent of Poland’s history, tending to tolerance, democracy and freedom. History, which has enabled this wind of freedom, blows full sail to spread it to the world. ARCHITECTURAL CONCEPT: The volumes enclosing the entire functions of the ESC Building should reflect the patterns of the “V” of the ‘Solidarnosc’ victory symbol and the sail boat like forms, suggesting this “freedom wind” blowing from this important movement. Whole EFC functions are accessible both from the underground parking and from the side of the “Road to Freedom”, through the Entrance hall. The openness of internal spaces created by the platforms erected on various levels around two atriums and …

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Interactive Design Workshop

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:12:15 +0000

Over the course of this workshop young people aged 14-19 years learned how to work with the Arduino prototyping platform to create their own interactive projects. Part of the Decode:Digital Design Sensations www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions Designers from the Decode exhibition speak bit.ly

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MODULAR DESIGN SYSTEMS

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:11:41 +0000

OPTICAL DISPLAYS / FURNITURE / OFFICE DESIGN

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Design and Visual Arts MA Degree Show 09 – On/Off

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:12:59 +0000

A selection of the work from the exhibitions, installations, prototypes and performances from the department of Design and Visual Arts at Coventry University. The work is being exhibited around Coventry at the Lanchester Gallery, Herbert Art Gallery, Blink and includes work in the ‘A Thing About Machines’ Art Festival. Including work by students from Fine Art, Contemporary Crafts, Graphic Design, Illustration and Animation, Media Arts and Design and Digital Media courses. To find out more about A Thing About Machines visit www.athingaboutmachines.co.uk

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Bellevue Web Design: Which company should you go with?

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:15:37 +0000

This is a video for those looking for Bellevue Web Design.Because we’re actually situated in Utah, and the cost of living is dramatically lower in UT. We are the ones that can bring you very competitive pricing while helping you save more money and time with your new website or web application. Also, the sites we have been able to build for people have made them a lot of money! Make sure you give us a call today in order to learn what we can do for your business!

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Seattle Web Design: Which company should you go with?

admin — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:15:34 +0000

This is a video for those looking for Seattle Web Design.Because we’re actually situated in Utah, and the cost of living is dramatically lower in UT. We are the ones that can bring you very competitive pricing while helping you save more money and time with your new website or web application. Also, the sites we have been able to build for people have made them a lot of money! Make sure you give us a call today in order to learn what we can do for your business!

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Tacoma Web Design: Which company should you go with?

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:15:16 +0000

This is a video for those looking for Tacoma Web Design.Because we're actually situated in Utah, and the cost of living is dramatically lower in UT. We are the ones that can bring you very competitive pricing while helping you save more money and time with your new website or web application. Also, the sites we have been able to build for people have made them a lot of money! Make sure you give us a call today in order to learn what we can do for your business!

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affordable design services:Who will do the best web development?

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:15:11 +0000

This is a video for those looking for affordable design services site web.Because we're actually situated in Utah, and the cost of living is dramatically lower in UT. We are the ones that can bring you very competitive pricing while helping you save more money and time with your new website or web application. Also, the sites we have been able to build for people have made them a lot of money! Make sure you give us a call today in order to learn what we can do for your business!

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Creative Web Design: Who will do the best web development?

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:15:39 +0000

This is a video for those looking for Creative Web Design.Because we're actually situated in Utah, and the cost of living is dramatically lower in UT. We are the ones that can bring you very competitive pricing while helping you save more money and time with your new website or web application. Also, the sites we have been able to build for people have made them a lot of money! Make sure you give us a call today in order to learn what we can do for your business!

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