Events (categorie)

Virtual cocktail hour, quite an experience

Yesterday we threw a roof party to celebrate our new office in Second Life.

Thanks to Maurice and Richard, our roof was fully redecorated to accommate the party. We had a video wall, a barbecue, beer, some picknick tables, a magic disco ball, a dance floor, and last but not least: our own t-shirts.
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Join us at Tam Tam’s cocktail hour in Second Life

Tomorrow, Friday 10 November, we celebrate the opening of Tam Tam’s new (virtual) office in Second Life! Join our cocktail hour from 16:30 – 17:30 (Amsterdam time, GMT +1).

The quickest way to find our office is to ‘teleport’ to the location.
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Social Design

The last two workshops I have attended on the UI11 Conference were both by Joshua Porter. The first one covers ‘social web applications’, the second “Is tagging right for your site?”.
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Why Less Is More

Today, on the last day of the UI11 Conference, we have seen a terrific keynote by Barry Schwartz, Professor of Social Theory and Social Action and author of the book ‘The Paradox of Choice – Why Less Is More’. It is by far the most usable keynote in my experience. Here is a selection of my notes.

We have always assumed that more freedom means more welfare. And we consider the ability make our own choices a key factor of freedom. So, more choice means more welfare. Or at least, this is how we think the world works. The business world has been acting upon this for many years and the public sector has been into this as well. Just look at the choices in the supermarket (cookies, desserts, toothpaste etc.).

Choice is good. But the problem is that we think that is only good. There is more choice than we need. There are three effects of having too much choice:
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Advanced Methods for Usability Testing

Today’s full-day workshop at UI11 Conference is an in-depth course by Rolf Molich on all aspects regarding usability testing. Naturally I can’t give all Rolfs tips and tricks; it’s his course after all. But I will share some of the highlights.
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Featured talks at UI11 Conference

The second UI11 Conference day featured five rounds of 90 minute talks. Here is my impression of the day.
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