Kuniavsky, Mike

Smart things : ubiquitous computing user experience design / Mike Kuniavsky - Amsterdam : Morgan Kaufmann Pub., 2010 - xii, 318 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

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

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Ubiquitous computing
User interfaces (Computer systems)
Human--Computer interaction